Boys' name · since 1973
Deonte
Deonte has 8,198 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,354 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,401 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,198
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Deonte is the #2401 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 8,198 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deonte has been recorded 8,198 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #2401 nationally and more common than 83% 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 1973 to 2025.
- #1,354 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,401 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,198 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deonte ranks #1,354 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,401 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,198 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,354 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,401 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,198
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deonte's 8,198 recorded births place it above 97.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Deonte compares
8,198 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Deonte's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deonte | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,198 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 444 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deonte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deonte splits its recorded history at 1999: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 444 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deonte popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 444
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Deonte popularity over time - girls
41 total births recorded since 1980 (Deonte as girls' name)
Deonte by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,810 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Deonte's strongest decade.
3,810 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Deonte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 142
1970s
142 births
- 1980s 1,111
1980s
1,111 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,810 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,871 births
- 2010s 886
2010s
886 births
- 2020s 378
2020s
378 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,810 births (46% of all-time use).
How Deonte 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 Deonte's total volume
Deonte by state
Where Deonte concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 808 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 657 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 618 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 554 | 6.8% |
| #5 | California | | 469 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 456 | 5.6% |
| #7 | Texas | | 390 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 338 | 4.1% |
808 of 8,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Deonte appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deonte's data
- Deonte's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,810 total births); usage has since declined to 378 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Deontes (808 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Deonte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Deonte 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.