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Donte

Boy

Meaning of Donte: Latin: 'enduring'

Donte is a boy's name most strongly associated with Italian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1969th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1969

77 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

15,832

First recorded 1961 · peak 1997

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 299 babies1982: 305 babies1983: 335 babies1984: 318 babies1985: 370 babies1986: 363 babies1987: 435 babies1988: 479 babies1989: 511 babies1990: 543 babies19901991: 539 babies1992: 531 babies1993: 500 babies1994: 457 babies1995: 453 babies1996: 523 babies1997: 589 babies1998: 478 babies1999: 411 babies2000: 426 babies20002001: 366 babies2002: 338 babies2003: 362 babies2004: 318 babies2005: 328 babies2006: 300 babies2007: 315 babies2008: 281 babies2009: 296 babies2010: 221 babies20102011: 208 babies2012: 229 babies2013: 166 babies2014: 165 babies2015: 154 babies2016: 131 babies2017: 134 babies2018: 117 babies2019: 112 babies2020: 118 babies20202021: 109 babies2022: 79 babies2023: 73 babies2024: 80 babies2025: 77 babies
US babies named Donte per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 589.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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Other names starting with D