Recorded 1985–1998 Boys' name Peak 1985 23 births

Dunte — boys' name

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.

1980s111990s12
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Dunte was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dunte in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dunte

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Dunte between 1985 and 1998, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dunte currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dunte performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dunte shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dunte in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dunte 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 23 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.

Dunte at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

23

Since 1985

14 years of records

Peak year

1985

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1985

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1998

Dunte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1985

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1985)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 1998199019871985 6

Dunte by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 52% of Dunte's all-time total
1980s111990s12

Dunte by state

Where Dunte concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dunte
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 26.1%
Texas share of Dunte's total US births 26.1%

6 of 23 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dunte?
23 babies have been named Dunte since 1985. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1985 with 6 births.
When was Dunte most popular?
Dunte was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Dunte most popular?
The top states for the name Dunte are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Dunte been used?
Dunte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 14 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Dunte?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Duncan, Dung, Dune, Dunbar, 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, 1985–1998 (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.