boy's name
Deontae
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,714
Deontae is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2000, when 178 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 92,098 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1976.
Deontae over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 28 |
| 1980s | 330 |
| 1990s | 1,303 |
| 2000s | 1,125 |
| 2010s | 649 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 262 |
How popular is Deontae?
In 2025, Deontae was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Deontae is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Deontae
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Deontae also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Deontae over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Deontae
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Deontae — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Deontae
How popular is the name Deontae?
In 2025, Deontae was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Deontae a girl's or a boy's name?
Deontae is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Deontae most popular?
Deontae peaked in 2000, when 178 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Deontae a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Deontae currently ranks #3,267 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.