US rank #2926 Boys' name Peak 1992 4,640 births

Davonte — #2926 US boys' name

4,640 babies named Davonte in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s661990s23122000s14242010s5972020s241
#2926
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Davonte was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

414 babies were named Davonte in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Davonte

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,640 babies named Davonte between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Davonte currently holds the #2926 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 414 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Davonte performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,312 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Davonte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 286 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Davonte in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Davonte in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,640 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Davonte at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,640

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

1992

414 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#2,926

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Davonte popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
414
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
-1000100200300400500 20242018201220062000199419881982 5

Davonte popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1992 (Davonte as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1992 5

Davonte by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
2,312 births that decade — 50% of Davonte's all-time total
1980s661990s23122000s14242010s5972020s241

Davonte by state

Where Davonte concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Davonte
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
286 6.2%
#2 Illinois
280 6.0%
#3 Texas
268 5.8%
#4 California
267 5.8%
#5 Florida
250 5.4%
#6 Ohio
243 5.2%
#7 Michigan
205 4.4%
#8 Georgia
163 3.5%
New York share of Davonte's total US births 6.2%
Even split

286 of 4,640 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Davonte appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davonte?
4,640 babies have been named Davonte since 1982. It currently ranks #2926 among boys. The peak year was 1992 with 414 births.
When was Davonte most popular?
Davonte was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,312 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Davonte most popular?
The top states for the name Davonte are New York (286 births), Illinois (280 births), Texas (268 births).
How long has the name Davonte been used?
Davonte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Davonte?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.