Boys' name · since 1982
Davonte
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 4,676 babies named Davonte, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,871 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,282 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,676
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Davonte is the #3282 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,676 recorded since 1982.
Davonte has 4,676 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3282 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #1,871 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,282 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,676 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davonte ranks #1,871 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,282 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,676 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,871 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,282 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,676
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Davonte's 4,676 recorded births place it above 95.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Davonte compares
4,676 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Davonte's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Davonte | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,676 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 414 | 34 | 22,252 |
Davonte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Davonte's full recorded timeline at 2005, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 414 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Davonte popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 414
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Davonte popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1992 (Davonte as girls' name)
Davonte by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,312 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Davonte's strongest decade.
2,312 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Davonte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 66
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,312 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,424 births
- 2010s 597
2010s
597 births
- 2020s 277
2020s
277 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,312 births (49% of all-time use).
How Davonte 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 Davonte's total volume
Davonte by state
Where Davonte concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 286 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 280 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 268 | 5.7% |
| #4 | California | | 267 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 250 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 248 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 205 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 163 | 3.5% |
286 of 4,676 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Davonte appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Davonte's data
- Davonte's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,312 total births); usage has since declined to 277 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Davontes (286 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 Davonte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Davonte 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.