Deonte
Deonte is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Deonte Anderson, American football player Deonte Banks, American football player Deonte Brown, American football player Deonte Burton, American basketball player Deonte Burton, American basketball player Deonte Harris, American football player Deonte Thompson, American football player
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Deonte
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deonte is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Deonte Anderson, American football player Deonte Banks, American football player Deonte Brown, American football player Deonte Burton, American basketball player Deonte Burton, American basketball player Deonte Harris, American football player Deonte Thompson, American football player
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Deonte
The earliest SSA record of Deonte as a baby boy name dates back to 1973, when 6 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 444 newborns named Deonte — #487 in the national rankings. About 46% of every Deonte on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Deonte ranks #2,858 for baby boys with 44 births, falling sharply (-34%). All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Deonte
Deonte is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Deonte's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #482. Use the chart and map above to compare Deonte'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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