Deontay is a rare variant of Deonte that peaked in 1996 and has since faded.
Deontay is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,544 for boy births in the United States (and #13,737 across all names), given to 13 babies. Deontay first appears in 1979 and peaked in 1996 (57 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #6,544 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #9,204 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #6,005 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #9,192 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | #4,671 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | #5,080 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #5,887 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | #4,639 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | #6,788 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #6,824 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | #4,755 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #4,925 |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | #5,227 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #7,183 |
| 2011 | 26 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #5,093 |
| 2009 | 29 | 29 | #3,655 |
| 2008 | 25 | 25 | #4,058 |
| 2007 | 36 | 36 | #3,148 |
| 2006 | 37 | 37 | #2,993 |
| 2005 | 26 | 26 | #3,640 |
| 2004 | 28 | 28 | #3,385 |
| 2003 | 38 | 38 | #2,629 |
| 2002 | 32 | 32 | #2,897 |
| 2001 | 39 | 39 | #2,498 |
| 2000 | 43 | 43 | #2,262 |
| 1999 | 41 | 41 | #2,239 |
| 1998 | 50 | 50 | #1,938 |
| 1997 | 57 | — | #1,709 |
| 1996 | 57 | — | #1,675 |
| 1995 | 44 | — | #1,925 |
| 1994 | 52 | — | #1,717 |
| 1993 | 34 | — | #2,262 |
| 1992 | 44 | — | #1,860 |
| 1991 | 33 | — | #2,198 |
| 1990 | 38 | — | #1,979 |
| 1989 | 29 | — | #2,309 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | #3,394 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #3,382 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #3,451 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #3,513 |
| 1983 | 17 | — | #2,698 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | #4,318 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #4,625 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #4,225 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #4,510 |