Donte Name Popularity and Statistics

Donte is predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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How Do You Spell Donte?

Donte is spelled D-O-N-T-E. The name has 5 letters.

Most Recent Year on Record2025

Total Recorded U.S. Births15,832

First Year on Record1961

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Donte Popularity in 2025

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Boys

Rank#1,976

Recorded Births77

What Changed?

Boys usage fell 19 places to #1,976 and recorded 3 fewer births compared with 2024.

Figures reflect this exact spelling in the latest available U.S. Social Security Administration records. See the complete year-by-year trend.

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Donte Popularity by Year

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The table below shows the most recent available records for this exact spelling from 2002 through 2025. Use the full history page to explore every recorded year.

Year	Usage Category	Recorded Births	National Rank
2025	Boys	77	#1,976
2024	Boys	80	#1,957
2023	Boys	73	#2,047
2022	Boys	79	#1,951
2021	Boys	109	#1,583
2020	Boys	118	#1,460
2019	Boys	112	#1,515
2018	Boys	117	#1,478
2017	Boys	134	#1,335
2016	Boys	131	#1,356
2015	Boys	154	#1,198
2014	Boys	165	#1,147
2013	Boys	166	#1,107
2012	Boys	229	#905
2011	Boys	208	#953
2010	Boys	221	#914
2009	Boys	296	#771
2008	Boys	281	#783
2007	Boys	315	#728
2006	Boys	300	#720
2005	Boys	328	#656
2004	Boys	318	#647
2003	Boys	362	#596
2002	Boys	338	#601

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

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Highest Recorded Birth Totals

When Was Donte Most Popular?

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Peak years are based on the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category. They are ordered by birth count, not chronologically.

1997 · Boys

589 recorded births

National rank #400

1990 · Boys

536 recorded births

National rank #424

1991 · Boys

533 recorded births

National rank #424

1992 · Boys

531 recorded births

National rank #420

Geographic Popularity

Where Donte Ranked Highest in 2025

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State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Boys#1,277 in NC5 recorded births · records in 3 states

Top States for Boys

State	Rank	Recorded Births
NC	#1,277	5
CA	#1,998	7
TX	#2,080	7

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