Devonte
Devonte is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Devonte Brown, American basketball player DeVonte Dedmon, American football player Devonte Fields, American player of Canadian football Devonte' Graham, American basketball player Devonte Green, American basketball player DeVonte Holloman, American football player Devonte Patterson, American basketball player Devonte Redmond, American…
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Devonte
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Devonte is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Devonte Brown, American basketball player DeVonte Dedmon, American football player Devonte Fields, American player of Canadian football Devonte' Graham, American basketball player Devonte Green, American basketball player DeVonte Holloman, American football player Devonte Patterson, American basketball player Devonte Redmond, American…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Devonte
The earliest SSA record of Devonte as a baby boy name dates back to 1980, when 10 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 1,325 newborns named Devonte — #226 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Devonte on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Devonte ranks #1,709 for baby boys with 98 births, falling sharply (-15%). All told, over 12K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Devonte
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About the name Devonte
Devonte is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Devonte's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #226. Use the chart and map above to compare Devonte'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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