Dontae is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dontae means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dontae across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dontae has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dontae is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “enduring, steadfast”. A respelling of Donte, form of Dante.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,951 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 239 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dontae per year, United States (1969 to 2025). United States peaked in 1996 (219/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2012 (21/yr).
Dontae is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1996, when it ranked #1,597 nationally (given to 219 babies that year).
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