Boys' name · since 1985
Dunte
23 babies named Dunte in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,771 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
23 boys have been named Dunte since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dunte has 23 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1998.
- #27,771 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dunte ranks #27,771 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,771 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dunte's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dunte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dunte's full recorded timeline at 1990, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dunte popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1998
- Peak year (1985)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Dunte by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (12 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Dunte's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Dunte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (52% of all-time use).
Dunte by state
Where Dunte concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 26.1% |
6 of 23 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Duntes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Dunte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1985–1998 (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 Dunte 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.