How Many People Are Named Daunte?
An estimated 1,533 people in the United States have the first name Daunte. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Daunte peaked in popularity in 2001 with 159 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daunte as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Daunte paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,533
About 1 in 223,584 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2001
159 births
Total Registered
1,563
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daunte
Daunte is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,563 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Daunte as a male name
Ranked #10,091 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (159 births)
Daunte: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daunte span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 857 babies were registered. Daunte has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daunte by Decade
How has Daunte tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Daunte by State
Birth registrations for Daunte span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Texas, California. The lowest are in Ohio, Missouri, Kentucky. On average, about 21 Dauntes were registered per state.
Daunte + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daunte as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Daunte: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daunte?
We estimate approximately 1,533 people named Daunte are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 223,584 Americans share this first name.
Is Daunte a common name?
Daunte is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,563 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daunte most popular?
Daunte reached peak popularity in 2001, when 159 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daunte is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daunte a male name?
Daunte is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daunte Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daunte Smith, Daunte Johnson, Daunte Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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