Dontia
The Story of Dontia
As a girl name
American parents first put Dontia on the record books as a girl name in 1989, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 8 Dontias were born — ranking #8,761 that year. About 64% of every Dontia on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Dontia last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 36 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Dontia as a boy name dates back to 1980, when 8 babies received it. 1980 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Dontia — #4,495 in the national rankings. Dontia last appeared in the published SSA data in 1988, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 13 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dontia
Dontia is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 36 births in the dataset. Dontia's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #8,761. Use the chart and map above to compare Dontia'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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