Deyonta
Deyonta Davis is an American professional basketball player. He won the Mr. Basketball of Michigan in 2015 and appeared in the McDonald's All-American Boys Game the same year.
Meaning & Origin of Deyonta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deyonta Davis is an American professional basketball player. He won the Mr. Basketball of Michigan in 2015 and appeared in the McDonald's All-American Boys Game the same year.
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The Story of Deyonta
Deyonta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1993, with 37 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 37 Deyontas were born — ranking #2,123 that year. As of 2026, Deyonta ranks #9,014 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 42 Deyontas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Deyonta
Deyonta is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 42 births in the dataset. Deyonta's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #2,123. Use the chart and map above to compare Deyonta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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