Devante
Masculine
Devante is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 8,307 boys against 57 girls since 1880.
Devante belongs to the American naming practice of building a name from a prefix and a stem — De- joined to Vante, in the same tradition that produced Deshawn, Demarco and Deandre.
How old is the name Devante?
Devante first appears in US birth records in 1987 — 38 years ago. The typical Devante alive today was born around 1995, making them about 30 years old. About 8,100 people named Devante are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Devante most popular?
Devante peaked in 1992, reaching #199 nationally. Today it ranks #2390, 2,191 places below that high. See the whole 1992 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
The story of Devante
From the late 1960s, Black American families coined given names in large and well-documented numbers using a consistent set of prefixes — La-, Sha-, Ta- and De-. Devante belongs to that body of work and rose sharply in 1991 and 1992, when a member of a very successful vocal group carried the name, peaking in 1992.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No inherited meaning. The De- prefix is a naming marker rather than a word, and the stem Vante has no established source — it may come from Devon, from the Italian Levante, or purely from sound. The name is best understood as constructed, which is a real kind of history.
Pronouncing Devante
duh-VAHN-tay
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Some families capitalize the V — DeVante — which marks the prefix on the page.
Nicknames for Devante
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1987
- Most boys named
- 19921,565 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #199reached in 1992
- Change vs 2024
- +14.0%57 in 2025, from 50
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Devante in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Devonte in English — spelling variant
- DeVante in English — spelling variant
- Davante in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, Florida, Illinois.
Devantes among us
people named Devante are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 29,966 born in 2025 was named Devante
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Loren test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Devante's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Loren climbed just as high around 1939, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Loren's path sketches the road Devante is walking now.
Devante sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Devante is headed
Devante should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Devante beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Devante in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- It comes from a documented and deliberate naming tradition, which is a real history in itself.
- Three syllables with a strong middle, a rhythm that carries well when spoken.
- Vante and Dev are both usable short forms.
- It has no inherited meaning, which matters to families for whom that is the point.
- Several spellings and capitalizations are in use.
- It is very tightly dated to the early 1990s.
Nobody names a baby alone.
Put Devante to the vote.
Add it to a family vote or a couple’s swipe deck — the other person gets one card, a simple answer and room to say why. No app, no account for them.
Only the people you invite can see your list.
Already decided on Devante? Hide it among decoys and let them guess.
What they receive
Someone added a name to your list
Devante
Masculine · #2390 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Devantes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 8,100 people named Devante are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Devante in 2025?
- Devante ranks #2390 among US boy names in 2025, with 57 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Devante?
- About 1 in every 29,966 US boys born in 2025 was named Devante — 57 in all.
- Will my child share the name Devante with classmates?
- Devante will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Devante
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
Austyn#2390 · Blaize#2390 · Ameen#2390 · Quest#2390 · Deklan#2390 · Jovanny#2390 · Erwin#2390 · Nivaan#2390
Looking for what else is popular rather than what resembles Devante? See the current top 100.
Choosing between Devante and another name?
See them side by side — full stats, history and a gentle verdict.
Compare side by sideIn a hurry? Just pick a winner — one tap, no sign-up, and you see how everyone else voted.
Weighing a whole shortlist? Add the rest in the builder, or settle it with a bracket.
Cast your vote
Which one would you pick?
Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
No advertising trackers and no data sellinghow we handle your dataindependent and founder-run, about Name Battle