Boys' name · since 1971
Dionte
Dionte has 3,143 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,916 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,143
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dionte currently ranks #4916 among boys' names in America, with 3,143 babies recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dionte has been recorded 3,143 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #4916 nationally and more common than 65% 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 1971 to 2025.
- #2,457 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,916 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,143 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dionte ranks #2,457 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,916 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,143 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,916 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,143
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dionte's 3,143 recorded births place it above 94.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Dionte compares
3,143 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Dionte's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dionte | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,143 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 172 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dionte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dionte splits its recorded history at 1999: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 172 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dionte popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 172
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Dionte popularity over time - girls
26 total births recorded since 1983 (Dionte as girls' name)
Dionte by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,352 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Dionte's strongest decade.
1,352 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Dionte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 102
1970s
102 births
- 1980s
1980s
575 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,352 births
- 2000s
2000s
680 births
- 2010s 311
2010s
311 births
- 2020s 123
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,352 births (43% of all-time use).
How Dionte 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 Dionte's total volume
Dionte by state
Where Dionte concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 442 | 14.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 243 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 233 | 7.4% |
| #4 | California | | 135 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 99 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 81 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 66 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 54 | 1.7% |
442 of 3,143 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Dionte appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dionte's data
- Dionte's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,352 total births); usage has since declined to 123 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Diontes (442 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 Dionte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Dionte 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.