Donte
Donte was the 1979th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 77 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 400th with 589 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 778 places. More babies were named Donte in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,979 boys, down 517 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 77boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1997589 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,832babies recorded
Donte popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 137 since 1975.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,979 | 77 |
| 2020 | #1,462 | 118 |
| 2010 | #914 | 221 |
| 2000 | #523 | 426 |
| 1990 | #424 | 536 |
| 1980 | #527 | 267 |
| 1970 | #1,240 | 45 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Donte, counting every spelling?
Donte has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Donte?
77 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Donte (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Donte 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 109 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Donte.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Donte?
About 15,100 people born in the US named Donte are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 22 and 39. That makes Donte mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Donte by state
How common Donte was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (1.6×). In 39 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 Donte: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Donte, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Donte
How popular is the name Donte?
Donte was the 1979th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 77 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 400th with 589 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 778 places. More babies were named Donte in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Donte a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Donte in the US.
Where is Donte most popular?
In 2021–2025, Donte was most common in Maryland (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and North Carolina.