Boys' name · since 1989

Davante

Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 1,415 babies named Davante, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#4,116 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,273 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,415
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade

Davante currently ranks #6273 among boys' names in America, with 1,415 babies recorded since 1989.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davante has been recorded 1,415 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #6273 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.

  • #4,116 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,273 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,415 born since 1989
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davante ranks #4,116 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,273 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,415 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.

#4,116 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,273 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,415
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%54.9%
Davante vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Davante's 1,415 recorded births place it above 90.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

17 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Davante compares

1,415 Top 27% higher than 73% 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

Davante's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Davante Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,415 369 358,536
Peak-year births 169 34 22,252

Davante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Davante splits its recorded history at 2007: 22% of all births land in the more recent half, 78% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1989 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 169 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Davante popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
169
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
050100150200 198919941999200420092014201920242025 14

Davante by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (800 births, 57% of the file).

1990s was Davante's strongest decade.

800 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Davante births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 800 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Davante 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 Davante's total volume

Davante vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -124, 2.3%-31, 9.9%-32, 6.9%-23, 7.3%-45, 4.6%-66, 6.1%-53, 3.9%-54, 3.6%-120, 2.5%-64, 5.1%-112, 2.5%-72, 4.6%-146, 3.4%-53, 3.9%-56, 5.6%Davante-37, 11.9%Davante
Davante vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Davante by state

Where Davante concentrates geographically, total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Davante
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
92 6.5%
#2 California
55 3.9%
#3 Louisiana
53 3.7%
#4 Texas
41 2.9%
#5 Florida
37 2.6%
#6 Illinois
29 2.0%
#7 Ohio
22 1.6%
#8 Michigan
21 1.5%
New York share of Davante's total US births 6.5%
Even split

92 of 1,415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Davante appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davante?
Davante has been given to 1,415 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #4,116 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #6,273 of 13,930. 169 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
Where does Davante sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davante ranks #4,116 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,273 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Davante most popular?
Davante was most popular in the 1990s decade with 800 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Davante most popular?
The top states for the name Davante are New York (92 births), California (55 births), Louisiana (53 births).
How long has the name Davante been used?
The SSA has tracked Davante since 1989 -- 37 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Davante?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include David, Dave, Davis, Davon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Davante's data

  • Davante's decade-level peak was the 1990s (800 total births); usage has since declined to 101 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Davantes (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Davante: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2025 (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 Davante 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.