Davontay
Masculine
Davontay joins Davon to the -tay of Dante and Donte, making a three-syllable name with the stress in the middle. The spelling writes out plainly what English readers usually miss in Dante: a final vowel that is spoken.
How old is the name Davontay?
Davontay first appears in US birth records in 1991 — 34 years ago. The typical Davontay alive today was born around 2002, making them about 23 years old. About 600 people named Davontay are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Davontay most popular?
Davontay peaked in 1993, reaching #2162 nationally. See the whole 1993 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Davontay
In Italian, a final e is always spoken, so Dante is DAHN-tay, and English readers who see an e at the end of a word are taught to leave it silent. American families who wanted the Italian sound wrote it out as it is heard, and Davontay is one of the results: the -tay makes sure no one drops the final syllable. The front half, Davon, gives it a rolling start, and the whole name moves in three quick steps.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Davontay. It joins Davon, itself a build near Devon and Davin, to an ending taken from Dante and Donte, and no record says who first put them together.
Pronouncing Davontay
duh-VON-tay
Stress on the middle syllable.
Nicknames for Davontay
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1991
- Most boys named
- 199336 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2162reached in 1993
- Change vs 2023
- −14.3%6 in 2024, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Davontays among us
people named Davontay are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Davontay sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a strong, clear rhythm.
- Tay and Von give two easy short forms.
- It will be spelled Davonte, Davante or Devante by people who hear it first.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Davontays are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Davontay are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Davontay in 2025?
- Davontay is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Davontay with classmates?
- Davontay will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
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