Devonte
Masculine
Devonte is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 11,773 boys against 32 girls since 1880.
Devonte is built from parts that American naming made productive — the De- prefix joined to a stem, in the same tradition that produced Deshawn, Demarco and Deandre.
How old is the name Devonte?
Devonte first appears in US birth records in 1980 — 45 years ago. The typical Devonte alive today was born around 1997, making them about 28 years old. About 11,500 people named Devonte are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Devonte most popular?
Devonte peaked in 1992, reaching #226 nationally. Today it ranks #1886, 1,660 places below that high. See the whole 1992 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
The story of Devonte
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-. Devonte belongs to that body of work and rose sharply in the early 1990s alongside Devante, peaking around 1993 when a member of a very successful vocal group carried a version of the name.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No inherited meaning. The De- prefix is a naming marker rather than a word, and the stem Vonte has no established source. The name is best understood as constructed rather than descended, which is a real kind of history rather than an absence of one.
Pronouncing Devonte
duh-VON-tay
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Some families capitalize the V, which marks the prefix on the page.
Nicknames for Devonte
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
- 1980
- Most boys named
- 19921,325 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #226reached in 1992
- Change vs 2024
- −17.0%83 in 2025, from 100
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.
Devonte in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Devante in English — spelling variant
- DeVonte in English — spelling variant
- Davonte in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, Florida, Georgia.
Devontes among us
people named Devonte are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 20,579 born in 2025 was named Devonte
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 Aubrey test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Devonte's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Aubrey climbed just as high around 1912, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Aubrey's path sketches the road Devonte is walking now.
Devonte 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 Devonte is headed
Devonte should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
High 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.
Devonte beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Devonte 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.
- Three syllables with a strong middle, a rhythm that carries well when spoken.
- Vonte and Dev are both usable short forms.
- It has no inherited meaning to offer.
- Several spellings and capitalizations are in use.
- It is very tightly dated to the early 1990s.
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Frequently asked
- How many Devontes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 11,500 people named Devonte are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Devonte in 2025?
- Devonte ranks #1886 among US boy names in 2025, with 83 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Devonte?
- About 1 in every 20,579 US boys born in 2025 was named Devonte — 83 in all.
- Will my child share the name Devonte with classmates?
- Devonte will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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