Dontae
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DON-tay
- Origin
- Italian
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,990 for boys
Dontae is a boys' name of Italian origin, meaning “enduring”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 2,990th for boys in the US (41 babies).
What does Dontae mean?
Italian: US respelling of Dante, via Donte
“enduring”
Dante began as a short form of Durante; Dante Alighieri wrote the Divine Comedy.
Is Dontae a girl's or a boy's name?
Dontae is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 41 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dontae in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Dontae, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dontae in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were given Dontae or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,959, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
- Donte 6
- Dontae 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Dontae in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,313 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Dontae in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,990th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41 about 1 in 42,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the US were named Dontae, making it the 2,990th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,167th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 219 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
2025 had fewer boys named Dontae than any year since 1976.
Half of all the boys named Dontae in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 140 boys in the US were given Dontae or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,219, up from #2,990 for this spelling alone.
Dontae in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #2,990 |
| 2024 | 42 | #2,957 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,951 |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,715 |
| 2021 | 55 | #2,438 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,167 |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,128 |
| 2018 | 68 | #2,082 |
| 2017 | 85 | #1,792 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,066 |
| 2015 | 97 | #1,641 |
| 2014 | 86 | #1,751 |
| 2013 | 85 | #1,724 |
| 2012 | 107 | #1,498 |
| 2011 | 133 | #1,285 |
| 2010 | 126 | #1,349 |
| 2009 | 164 | #1,125 |
| 2008 | 147 | #1,198 |
| 2007 | 164 | #1,115 |
| 2006 | 163 | #1,081 |
| 2005 | 149 | #1,104 |
| 2004 | 144 | #1,094 |
| 2003 | 170 | #958 |
| 2002 | 165 | #964 |
| 2001 | 141 | #1,041 |
| 2000 | 150 | #984 |
| 1999 | 169 | #887 |
| 1998 | 180 | #822 |
| 1997 | 187 | #790 |
| 1996 | 219 | #716 |
| 1995 | 134 | #956 |
| 1994 | 125 | #990 |
| 1993 | 163 | #823 |
| 1992 | 165 | #812 |
| 1991 | 167 | #793 |
| 1990 | 194 | #729 |
| 1989 | 156 | #792 |
| 1988 | 128 | #839 |
| 1987 | 142 | #772 |
| 1986 | 105 | #886 |
| 1985 | 125 | #795 |
| 1984 | 100 | #879 |
| 1983 | 107 | #843 |
| 1982 | 102 | #884 |
| 1981 | 92 | #935 |
| 1980 | 73 | #1,055 |
| 1979 | 70 | #1,056 |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,149 |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,289 |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,427 |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,629 |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,790 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,214 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
Names like Dontae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Dylan, Aiden, Cody, Kian, Finn, Logan, Kayden, Declan, Kody, Ryan, Darragh
Other spellings of Dontae
Names related to Dontae
More Italian names
Aria, Sienna, Enzo, Bella, Kiara, Gemma, Ariyah, Milani, Ariya, Armani, Bianca, Siena, Ariah, Capri, Kara, Emiliana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dontae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dontae, updated 20 October 2026.