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Donte

99% boys · 77 born in 2025

Donte has been given to about 15,832 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 14,684
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Donte per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 589
  • Born in 202577
  • All time15,832
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Donte?

Its best year was 1997, when 589 babies were given the name, ranking 400th. The typical living American called Donte is about 31 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Carolina, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Donte

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Monte0.85
  2. Deonte0.82
  3. Dante0.78
  4. Dontae0.77
  5. Devonte0.74
  6. Davonte0.74
  7. Donnie0.71
  8. Doyle0.64

Middle names for Donte

Ranked by flow score
  1. Donte Thomas0.80
  2. Donte James0.80
  3. Donte Cole0.79
  4. Donte Miles0.79
  5. Donte Wilder0.78
  6. Donte Paul0.61

Sibling names for Donte

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.95
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.94
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.93
  4. Tianasister · 0.92
  5. Zachariahbrother · 0.92
  6. Marisolsister · 0.91

Where Donte is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Carolina0.01%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Donte Wilson0.75
  2. Donte Williams0.75
  3. Donte Walker0.75
  4. Donte Turner0.75
  5. Donte Torres0.75
  6. Donte Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Donte

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025

Donte across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.