Devonte — #1674 US boys' name
11,688 babies named Devonte in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 88% of names given to boys today.
59% of everyone ever named Devonte was born in this single decade.
1,325 babies were named Devonte in 1992 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Devonte
The Social Security Administration has registered 11,688 babies named Devonte between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Devonte currently holds the #1674 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 1,325 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Devonte performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6,868 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Devonte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 908 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Devonte in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Devonte 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 11,688 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.
Devonte at a glance
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Devonte popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980
- Peak year (1992)
- 1,325
- Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
Currently ranks #1674 among boys.
11,688 total births across 45 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 1,325 births in a single year.
Devonte popularity over time — girls
32 total births recorded since 1992 (Devonte as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Devonte accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Devonte by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 6,868 births that decade — 59% of Devonte's all-time total
Devonte decade highlights
- Peak decade 6,868 births
- Runner-up 2,663 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Devonte's strongest decade
6,868 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 59% of all-time use.
Devonte by state
Where Devonte concentrates geographically — total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 908 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 887 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 844 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 698 | 6.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 580 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 557 | 4.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 553 | 4.7% |
| #8 | California | | 547 | 4.7% |
908 of 11,688 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Florida 7.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 7.6% of nationwide
- Texas 7.2% of nationwide
- Georgia 6.0% of nationwide
- New York 5.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 34 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 7.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Devonte appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1980–2024 (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.