Masculine dossier · first seen 1961
Donte
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1997
Peak era
1997
Peak births
589
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Donte
How many people are named Donte?
An estimated 15,196 living Americans are named Donte.
How rare is Donte?
Donte is uncommon among babies today, with 77 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 86.9% from its 1997 peak.
How old is the typical Donte?
The median age of a living American named Donte is approximately 31 years, with most bearers falling between 22 and 39 years old.
Is Donte still popular?
Not especially. Donte has been declining since its 1997 peak and registered 77 births in 2025.
Where is Donte most common?
Donte has its strongest geographic signal in Maryland, where it appears 12.2× more often than the national baseline.
1961Peak 19972025
Peak year
1997
Decline from peak
86.9%
2025
77
All-time
15,695
Where it lives now
Donte is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 9.3× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Donte is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.