Deonta Boy
How popular is Deonta?
#5,606 boy name in 2025
16 baby boys were named Deonta in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
2,601living people named Deonta (est.)
30median age of people named Deonta
2,678babies named Deonta since 1880
1 in 207,209US babies born in 2025
Deonta popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,606 for boys (▲ 588 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,881 in 2015, #5,695 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1992 (158 boys) |
| Highest rank | #837 in 1992 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Deonta counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Deonta family of names ranked #2,948 for boys in 2025 (#3,441 the year before), with 29 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Deonta | 16 | 55% |
| Deontay | 13 | 45% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Deonta by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80 | #1,870 |
| 1980s | 487 | #1,021 |
| 1990s | 1,134 | #837 |
| 2000s | 535 | #1,510 |
| 2010s | 311 | #2,873 |
| 2020s | 95 | #4,776 |
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Questions
- Is Deonta a boy or girl name?
- Deonta is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Deonta were boys.
- How popular is the name Deonta?
- 16 baby boys were named Deonta in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
- When was Deonta most popular?
- Deonta peaked in 1992, when 158 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #837 in 1992.
- How many people are named Deonta?
- 2,678 babies have been named Deonta in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,601 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.