Dontray
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dahn-TRAY
- Origin
- Modern
Dontray is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Dontray come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, perhaps Don + Tray
Is Dontray a girl's or a boy's name?
Dontray is a boys' name.
How popular is Dontray in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Dontray in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dontray in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Names like Dontray
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Kody, Brody, Brayden, Kayden, Brennan, Cody, Declan, Devin, Dylan, Deacon, Braden
Names related to Dontray
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, “Dontray: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dontray, updated 20 October 2026.