Given name & surname
Jonte
“God has given”·“a gift of God”
In Swedish use, Jonte is a diminutive of Jonathan. Interpretations include “God has given” and “a gift of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Swedish use, Jonte is a diminutive of Jonathan. Interpretations include “God has given” and “a gift of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Swedish use, Jonte is a diminutive of Jonathan. An origin associated with Jonathan is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Jonte is a diminutive of Jonathan. In Swedish usage, Jonte is a diminutive of Jonas.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jonte through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,489
- 1,263 boys · 226 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,560 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,560 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 37.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 67 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,070 as a first name in 2020; 259 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jonte’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Jonte is a diminutive of Jonathan. Jonte has a related form in John. In Swedish usage, Jonte has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jonathan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
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 Jonte
- Jonté SmithBermudian footballerborn 1994
- Joon-Olof KarlssonSwedish basketball coachborn 1957
- Jonte' Moaningchoreographerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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