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Deontay

100% boys · 13 born in 2025

Deontay has been given to about 1,171 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 1,101
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Deontay per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 57
  • Born in 202513
  • All time1,171

How popular is Deontay?

Its best year was 1996, when 57 babies were given the name, ranking 1675th. The typical living American called Deontay is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Deontay

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Deonte0.64
  2. Dontae0.59
  3. Deon0.53
  4. Devonte0.53
  5. Denton0.53
  6. Deondre0.53
  7. Denny0.52
  8. Donny0.52

Middle names for Deontay

Ranked by flow score
  1. Deontay John0.77
  2. Deontay Lee0.77
  3. Deontay Bryce0.76
  4. Deontay Ross0.76
  5. Deontay Quinn0.76
  6. Deontay Neal0.76

Sibling names for Deontay

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.81
  2. Paulinasister · 0.81
  3. Tianasister · 0.80
  4. Nikolasbrother · 0.80
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.80
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.79

Where Deontay is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Deontay Anderson0.74
    2. Deontay White0.72
    3. Deontay Reyes0.72
    4. Deontay Nguyen0.72
    5. Deontay Moore0.72
    6. Deontay Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Deontay

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.