Boys' name · since 1988
Alonte
Alonte has 462 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,261 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 462
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
462 boys have been named Alonte since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Alonte recorded 462 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2023.
- #8,261 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 462 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alonte ranks #8,261 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 462 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,261 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 462
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alonte's 462 recorded births place it above 81.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Alonte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alonte's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alonte popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2023
- Peak year (1993)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
462 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 28 births in a single year.
Alonte popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2000 (Alonte as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Alonte accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Alonte by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (202 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Alonte's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Alonte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
202 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 202 births (44% of all-time use).
Alonte decade highlights
- Peak decade 202 births
- Runner-up 114 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Alonte by state
Where Alonte concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
Top 5 states
- Michigan 4.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Michigan accounts for 4.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Alonte's data
- Alonte's decade-level peak was the 1990s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Alontes (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alonte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alonte draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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