Boys' name · since 1974
Daunte
Daunte has 1,568 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,825 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,365 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,568
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,568 babies have been named Daunte since 1974, making it today's #12365 boys' name.
Daunte has 1,568 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12365 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #3,825 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,365 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,568 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daunte ranks #3,825 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,365 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,568 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,825 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,365 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,568
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daunte's 1,568 recorded births place it above 91.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Daunte compares
1,568 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daunte's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daunte | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,568 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 159 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daunte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daunte's full recorded timeline at 2000, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 159 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daunte popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 159
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Daunte by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (857 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Daunte's strongest decade.
857 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Daunte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 187
1980s
187 births
- 1990s 258
1990s
258 births
- 2000s
2000s
857 births
- 2010s 163
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 857 births (55% of all-time use).
How Daunte compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daunte's total volume
Daunte by state
Where Daunte concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 83 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 65 | 4.1% |
| #3 | California | | 53 | 3.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 49 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 42 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.6% |
83 of 1,568 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Daunte appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daunte's data
- Daunte's decade-level peak was the 2000s (857 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Dauntes (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Daunte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Daunte 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.