Donte is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Donte means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Donte across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Donte has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Donte is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “enduring, steadfast”. A variant of Dante, itself a short form of Durante.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,832 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 307 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 Donte per year, United States (1961 to 2025). United States peaked in 1997 (589/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2008 (30/yr).
Donte has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1997, when it ranked #823 nationally (given to 599 babies that year).
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