Deonte
Boy · dee-ON-tay · Modern
Deonte is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,390th for boys in the US (57 babies).
What does Deonte mean?
Modern: African-American coinage, De- prefix with Dante or Monte
Part of a family of De- names, such as Deon and Deandre, that arose in African-American communities in the late 20th century.
- Say it
- dee-ON-tay
More on Wiktionary.
Is Deonte a girl's or a boy's name?
Deonte is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 57 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Deonte in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,390among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 57about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 57 boys in the US were named Deonte, making it the 2,390th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,788th. Its busiest year was 1995, with 444 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Deonte in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 147 boys in the US were given Deonte or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,187, up from #2,390 for this spelling alone.
Deonte in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #2,390 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2,476 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,613 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,268 |
| 2021 | 69 | #2,095 |
| 2020 | 84 | #1,788 |
| 2019 | 91 | #1,723 |
| 2018 | 75 | #1,958 |
| 2017 | 72 | #1,977 |
| 2016 | 75 | #1,936 |
| 2015 | 82 | #1,815 |
| 2014 | 91 | #1,679 |
| 2013 | 81 | #1,781 |
| 2012 | 100 | #1,575 |
| 2011 | 103 | #1,533 |
| 2010 | 116 | #1,425 |
| 2009 | 112 | #1,487 |
| 2008 | 145 | #1,211 |
| 2007 | 161 | #1,120 |
| 2006 | 140 | #1,194 |
| 2005 | 158 | #1,047 |
| 2004 | 160 | #1,021 |
| 2003 | 194 | #878 |
| 2002 | 218 | #789 |
| 2001 | 263 | #684 |
| 2000 | 320 | #605 |
| 1999 | 330 | #588 |
| 1998 | 371 | #540 |
| 1997 | 389 | #518 |
| 1996 | 430 | #491 |
| 1995 | 444 | #487 |
| 1994 | 443 | #482 |
| 1993 | 415 | #500 |
| 1992 | 371 | #523 |
| 1991 | 349 | #544 |
| 1990 | 268 | #614 |
| 1989 | 269 | #593 |
| 1988 | 178 | #703 |
| 1987 | 129 | #817 |
| 1986 | 124 | #811 |
| 1985 | 99 | #910 |
| 1984 | 83 | #975 |
| 1983 | 68 | #1,075 |
| 1982 | 66 | #1,124 |
| 1981 | 53 | #1,259 |
| 1980 | 42 | #1,475 |
| 1979 | 47 | #1,352 |
| 1978 | 27 | #1,870 |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,063 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,708 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
Names like Deonte
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Deandre Devonte Cade Darian Devante Dylan Diego Dante Chase Cole Keegan Dorian
Other spellings of Deonte
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