The first name Deonte
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Meaning and origin
A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Deonte last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 4 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Deonte with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Deonte at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 57 boys born in the United States were named Deonte, the 2,400th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1995, when 444 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Deonte
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Deonte BurtonAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
Questions
- How popular is the name Deonte?
- In 2021, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Deonte, ranking 3,990th.
- Is Deonte a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 8,239 US babies named Deonte since 1880 were boys.
- When was Deonte most popular?
- 1995 in the United States, when 444 babies were named Deonte, its highest rank at 487th.
- What are other spellings of Deonte?
- Deontae, Deontay and Dionte.