Given name
Devante
“one who fights wrongdoing”
Devante is used as a given name. One Spanish interpretation is “one who fights wrongdoing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “one who fights wrongdoing.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Devante through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,364
- 8,307 boys · 57 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 1,586 babies
- 2025
- 57
- #2,401 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 57 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,401 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,565 in 1992. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,625 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Devante’s family of names
Devante may belong to the same name family as DEVANNTE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Devante
- Devante Smith-PellyCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1992
- D. J. WilsonAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
- Devante ColeEnglish professional footballer (born 1995)
- DeVante ParkerAmerican football playerborn 1993
- Devante ParkerGerman footballerborn 1996
- BossMan DlowAmerican rapper (born 1998)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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