Dontaye
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dahn-TAY
- Origin
- Modern
Dontaye is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Dontaye come from?
Modern: modern American coinage with the common Don-/Dont- start
Is Dontaye a girl's or a boy's name?
Dontaye is a boys' name.
How popular is Dontaye in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Dontaye in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dontaye in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
Names like Dontaye
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Brayden, Kayden, Brody, Brennan, Declan, Devin, Kody, Dylan, Deacon, Braden, Aiden
Names related to Dontaye
Donte, Deonte, Dontae, Deontae, Dionte, Deonta, Donta, Dontay
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dontaye: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dontaye, updated 20 October 2026.