Deonte
Deonte was the 2400th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 482nd; the most babies were born in 1995 (444). Over the last ten years it has moved down 582 places. More babies were named Deonte in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,400 boys, down 611 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 57boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1995444 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,239babies recorded
Deonte popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 41 since 1980.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,400 | 57 |
| 2020 | #1,789 | 84 |
| 2010 | #1,430 | 116 |
| 2000 | #605 | 320 |
| 1990 | #616 | 268 |
| 1980 | #1,478 | 42 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Deonte, counting every spelling?
Deonte has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Deonte?
57 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Deonte (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Deonte born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 147 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Deonte.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Deonte?
About 8,000 people born in the US named Deonte are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 22 and 34. That makes Deonte mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Deonte by state
How common Deonte was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (3.2×), Ohio (2.8×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Deonte: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Deonte, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Deonte
How popular is the name Deonte?
Deonte was the 2400th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 482nd; the most babies were born in 1995 (444). Over the last ten years it has moved down 582 places. More babies were named Deonte in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Deonte a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Deonte in the US.
Where is Deonte most popular?
In 2021–2025, Deonte was most common in Michigan (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Illinois.