Daunte
Daunte is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Daunte Culpepper, American football player Daunte Wright, African American man fatally shot during an arrest
Meaning & Origin of Daunte
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Daunte is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Daunte Culpepper, American football player Daunte Wright, African American man fatally shot during an arrest
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The Story of Daunte
Daunte first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 159 Dauntes were born — ranking #968 that year. As of 2026, Daunte ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 2K Dauntes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Daunte
Daunte is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Daunte's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #968. Use the chart and map above to compare Daunte's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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