Given name & surname
Donte
“an enduring woman; everlasting”·“an enduring man; everlasting”
Donte is a variant of Dante. Interpretations include “an enduring woman; everlasting” (Latin) and “an enduring man; everlasting” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Donte is a variant of Dante. Interpretations include “an enduring woman; everlasting” (Latin) and “an enduring man; everlasting” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Donte is a variant of Dante. An origin associated with Dante is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Donte through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,832
- 15,695 boys · 137 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 589 babies
- 2025
- 77
- #1,979 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 77 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,979 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 589 in 1997. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,207 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Donte
- Donte DiVincenzoAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
- Donte GranthamAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
- Donte WhitnerAmerican football player (born 1985)
- Donte MoncriefAmerican football playerborn 1993
- Donte IngramAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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