Boys' name · since 1961
Donte
15,695 babies named Donte in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,982 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,695
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donte currently ranks #1982 among boys' names in America, with 15,695 babies recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Donte recorded 15,695 times among boys since 1961, holding rank #1982 nationally today, ahead of 86% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #947 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,982 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 15,695 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donte ranks #947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,982 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,695 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,982 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,695
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donte's 15,695 recorded births place it above 97.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Donte compares
15,695 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Donte's all-time total is 43x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Donte | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,695 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 589 | 34 | 22,252 |
Donte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donte's full recorded timeline at 1993, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 589 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donte popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 589
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Donte popularity over time - girls
137 total births recorded since 1975 (Donte as girls' name)
Donte by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,994 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Donte's strongest decade.
4,994 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Donte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 124
1960s
124 births
- 1970s 1,463
1970s
1,463 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,611 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,994 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,330 births
- 2010s 1,637
2010s
1,637 births
- 2020s 536
2020s
536 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,994 births (32% of all-time use).
How Donte 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 Donte's total volume
Donte by state
Where Donte concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,427 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 1,195 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,137 | 7.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,087 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 931 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 841 | 5.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 737 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 728 | 4.6% |
1,427 of 15,695 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Donte appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Donte's data
- Donte's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,994 total births); usage has since declined to 536 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dontes (1,427 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Donte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Donte 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.