How Many People Are Named Donte?
An estimated 15,288 people in the United States have the first name Donte. It is predominantly male (99.1%). The average bearer is 31 years old, and Donte peaked in popularity in 1997 with 589 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donte 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 Donte paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Donte is overwhelmingly male, 137 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
15,288
About 1 in 22,420 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.1% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1997
589 births
Total Registered
15,753
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donte
Donte is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 15,753 total births registered, 99.1% were male.
Donte as a male name
Ranked #1,969 in 2024
79 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (589 births)
Donte as a female name
Ranked #12,900 in 1998
6 female births in 1998
Peak: 1986 (11 births)
Donte: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donte span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5,024 babies were registered. Donte has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donte by Decade
How has Donte 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.
Donte by State
Birth registrations for Donte span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Maryland, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in West Virginia, Nebraska, Delaware. On average, about 362 Dontes were registered per state.
Donte + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donte as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donte
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Donte: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donte?
We estimate approximately 15,288 people named Donte 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 22,420 Americans share this first name.
Is Donte a common name?
Donte is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,753 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donte most popular?
Donte reached peak popularity in 1997, when 589 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donte is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donte a male name?
Donte is predominantly male. 99.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donte Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donte Smith, Donte Johnson, Donte 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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