Is Donte a boy or girl name?
Donte is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 79 boys were named Donte, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 15,753 US babies named Donte were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,969
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Donte since 1961
- 15,753
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 589 babies
Boys and girls named Donte, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,463 | 30 | 2% |
| 1980s | 3,611 | 77 | 2.1% |
| 1990s | 4,994 | 30 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 3,330 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,636 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 458 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 73 | #2,049 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 79 | #1,953 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 109 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 118 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 112 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 117 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 134 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 131 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 154 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 165 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 166 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 228 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 208 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 221 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 296 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 281 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 315 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 300 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 328 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 318 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 362 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 338 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 366 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 426 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 411 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 472 | #470 | 6 | #12,900 |
| 1997 | 589 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 517 | #436 | 6 | #12,279 |
| 1995 | 453 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 452 | #476 | 5 | #14,066 |
| 1993 | 500 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 531 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 533 | #424 | 6 | #11,920 |
| 1990 | 536 | #424 | 7 | #10,527 |
| 1989 | 503 | #414 | 8 | #8,974 |
| 1988 | 468 | #416 | 11 | #6,779 |
| 1987 | 425 | #426 | 10 | #6,935 |
| 1986 | 352 | #463 | 11 | #6,286 |
| 1985 | 370 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 311 | #475 | 7 | #8,402 |
| 1983 | 329 | #461 | 6 | #9,342 |
| 1982 | 296 | #495 | 9 | #7,037 |
| 1981 | 290 | #491 | 9 | #6,939 |
| 1980 | 267 | #527 | 6 | #9,397 |
| 1979 | 265 | #517 | 6 | #9,299 |
| 1978 | 240 | #534 | 10 | #6,065 |
| 1977 | 231 | #550 | 9 | #6,481 |
| 1976 | 154 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 143 | #693 | 5 | #9,460 |
| 1974 | 117 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 107 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 90 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 71 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 45 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 37 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,271 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,068 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,844 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,209 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,122 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,211 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,441 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Donte reached #400 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #6,065 in 1978. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Donte
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.