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Donte
OriginItalian
Meaning"lasting"
About Donte
Phonetic Dante.
Pronounced dahn-TAY.
As of October 2026, Donte ranked #1979 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #400 in 1997.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,147 | 165 | 85.9 |
| 2015 | #1,201 | 154 | 80.3 |
| 2016 | #1,359 | 131 | 69 |
| 2017 | #1,337 | 134 | 72.4 |
| 2018 | #1,482 | 117 | 64.4 |
| 2019 | #1,519 | 112 | 62.4 |
| 2020 | #1,462 | 118 | 68.4 |
| 2021 | #1,584 | 109 | 62.3 |
| 2022 | #1,953 | 79 | 45.2 |
| 2023 | #2,049 | 73 | 42.7 |
| 2024 | #1,969 | 79 | 45.9 |
| 2025 | #1,979 | 77 | 45.1 |
World rankings
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- Donte Nicholson (born 1981)
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Donte in pop culture
- Donte Charles
character from English TV series Waterloo Road
Variations & nicknames
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