Recorded 1991–2020 Boys' name Peak 1996 284 births

Deionte — boys' name

284 babies named Deionte in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1912000s832010s52020s5
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Deionte was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

45 babies were named Deionte in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deionte

The Social Security Administration has registered 284 babies named Deionte between 1991 and 2020, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deionte currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deionte performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deionte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Deionte in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deionte 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 284 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.

Deionte at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

284

Since 1991

30 years of records

Peak year

1996

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1991

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2020

Deionte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1991

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1996)
45
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
01020304050 2020200720032000199719941991 7

Deionte by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
191 births that decade — 67% of Deionte's all-time total
1990s1912000s832010s52020s5

Deionte by state

Where Deionte concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Deionte
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
11 3.9%
#2 Texas
11 3.9%
Georgia share of Deionte's total US births 3.9%
Even split

11 of 284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deionte?
284 babies have been named Deionte since 1991. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1996 with 45 births.
When was Deionte most popular?
Deionte was most popular in the 1990s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Deionte most popular?
The top states for the name Deionte are Georgia (11 births), Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Deionte been used?
Deionte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 30 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Deionte?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deion, Deiondre, Deigo, Deitrick, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2020 (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.