Recorded 1982–2001 Boys' name Peak 1993 74 births

Deronte — boys' name

74 babies named Deronte in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s592000s10

The verdict

74 boys have been named Deronte since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

74
total births
1982–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Deronte was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

12 babies were named Deronte in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deronte

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Deronte between 1982 and 2001, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deronte currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deronte performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Deronte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Deronte in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deronte 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 74 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.

Deronte at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

74

Since 1982

20 years of records

Peak year

1993

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1982

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2001

Deronte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1982

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1993)
12
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Deronte by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
59 births that decade — 80% of Deronte's all-time total
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Deronte by state

Where Deronte concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Deronte
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 8.1%
Georgia share of Deronte's total US births 8.1%

6 of 74 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deronte?
74 babies have been named Deronte since 1982. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1993 with 12 births.
When was Deronte most popular?
Deronte was most popular in the 1990s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Deronte most popular?
The top states for the name Deronte are Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Deronte been used?
Deronte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 20 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Deronte?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Derek, Derrick, Derick, Dereck, 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, 1982–2001 (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.