Donte
Boy · DON-tay · Italian
Donte is a boys' name of Italian origin, meaning “enduring”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 1,976th for boys in the US (77 babies).
What does Donte mean?
Italian: US respelling of Dante
“enduring”
A US spelling of Dante, the name of Dante Alighieri, author of the Divine Comedy.
- Say it
- DON-tay
Is Donte a girl's or a boy's name?
Donte is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 77 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Donte in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Donte, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 30 boys.
Half of all the boys named Donte in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were given Donte or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,959, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
- Donte 6
- Dontae 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Donte in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,170 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 30 | #972 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Donte in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,976among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 77about 1 in 22,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 77 boys in the US were named Donte, making it the 1,976th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,460th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 589 boys. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the boys named Donte in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 140 boys in the US were given Donte or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,219, up from #1,976 for this spelling alone.
Donte in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77 | #1,976 |
| 2024 | 80 | #1,957 |
| 2023 | 73 | #2,046 |
| 2022 | 79 | #1,950 |
| 2021 | 109 | #1,583 |
| 2020 | 118 | #1,460 |
| 2019 | 112 | #1,515 |
| 2018 | 117 | #1,478 |
| 2017 | 134 | #1,335 |
| 2016 | 131 | #1,356 |
| 2015 | 154 | #1,198 |
| 2014 | 165 | #1,147 |
| 2013 | 166 | #1,107 |
| 2012 | 229 | #905 |
| 2011 | 208 | #953 |
| 2010 | 221 | #914 |
| 2009 | 296 | #771 |
| 2008 | 281 | #783 |
| 2007 | 315 | #728 |
| 2006 | 300 | #720 |
| 2005 | 328 | #656 |
| 2004 | 318 | #647 |
| 2003 | 362 | #596 |
| 2002 | 338 | #601 |
| 2001 | 366 | #568 |
| 2000 | 426 | #523 |
| 1999 | 411 | #518 |
| 1998 | 472 | #470 |
| 1997 | 589 | #400 |
| 1996 | 517 | #435 |
| 1995 | 453 | #477 |
| 1994 | 452 | #476 |
| 1993 | 500 | #439 |
| 1992 | 531 | #420 |
| 1991 | 533 | #424 |
| 1990 | 536 | #423 |
| 1989 | 503 | #414 |
| 1988 | 468 | #416 |
| 1987 | 425 | #425 |
| 1986 | 352 | #463 |
| 1985 | 370 | #444 |
| 1984 | 311 | #475 |
| 1983 | 329 | #461 |
| 1982 | 296 | #494 |
| 1981 | 290 | #491 |
| 1980 | 267 | #526 |
| 1979 | 265 | #517 |
| 1978 | 240 | #533 |
| 1977 | 231 | #550 |
| 1976 | 154 | #660 |
| 1975 | 143 | #692 |
| 1974 | 117 | #749 |
| 1973 | 107 | #770 |
| 1972 | 90 | #846 |
| 1971 | 71 | #965 |
| 1970 | 45 | #1,238 |
| 1969 | 37 | #1,302 |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,573 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,241 |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,042 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,778 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
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