ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1987 First Year 2006 Last Year 1992 Peak Year #3920 Peak Rank 94 Total Count 12 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Daronte What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Daronte Jones is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Jones has also served as the defensive coordinator of the Bowie State Bulldogs and LSU Tigers in college football and as an assistant for other college and NFL teams. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daronte%5FJones) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daronte%5FJones) 📖 ## The Story of Daronte American parents first put Daronte on the record books as a baby boy name in 1987, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 15 Darontes were born — ranking #3,920 that year. About 69% of every Daronte on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Daronte last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 94 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Daronte Phonetically similar names — useful when Daronte is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Durante](/durante) * [Durant](/durant) * Durrant * [Dorine](/dorine) * Dority * [Dorinda](/dorinda) * Darity * Droney * Darent * [Durrani](/durrani) * Denti * Durando Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Daronte What does the name Daronte mean? Daronte Jones is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Jones has also served as the defensive coordinator of the Bowie State Bulldogs and LSU Tigers in college football and as an assistant for other college and NFL teams. How popular is Daronte in 2026? In 2026, Daronte ranks #12,053 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Daronte most popular? Daronte reached its peak popularity in 1992, ranking #3,920 that year with 15 babies given the name. Is Daronte a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Daronte is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Daronte? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Daronte include Ry, Jamarco, Demetry. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦RyPeak #3920](/ry)[👦JamarcoPeak #3920](/jamarco)[👦DemetryPeak #3920](/demetry)[👦MariahPeak #3920](/mariah)[👦AsafPeak #3920](/asaf)[👦HakopPeak #3920](/hakop)[👦MarquailPeak #3920](/marquail)[👦DimetriPeak #3920](/dimetri) ## About the name Daronte Daronte is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 94 births in the dataset. Daronte's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #3,920\. Use the chart and map above to compare Daronte's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1992 → ](/year/1992) * [ Names of the 1990s → ](/decade/1990s) * [ Names starting with "D" → ](/letter/d) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.