Davante
Davante is a masculine name derived from the French "devant" meaning "before" or "in front of."
Name Census estimates that about 1,375 living Americans carry the first name Davante. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Davante today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Davante births was 1992 (169 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Davante. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Davante with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 249,276 Americans
Peak year
1992
169 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,161
Tracked since 1989
Census
Davante in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 935 people with the first name Davante, which placed it at #13,058 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,058
National first-name rank
People counted
935
935 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
77.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Davante
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Davante is Black at 77.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.3%) and Hispanic (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Davante described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Davante at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American77.8% · 727
- Two or more races9.3% · 87
- Hispanic or Latino7.9% · 74
- White4.0% · 37
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 4
Popularity
Davante: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Davante from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 800 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Davante by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Davante during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Davantes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 17 states and territories. New York, California, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Davante, while Indiana, Alabama, Tennessee recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 27 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Davante
The name Davante is a relatively modern variation of the more traditional name David, which has its roots in ancient Hebrew. The name David is derived from the Hebrew word "dawid," meaning "beloved" or "uncle." It is believed to have originated around the 10th century BCE.
Davante is not a name found in ancient texts or religious scriptures, as it is a contemporary adaptation of the classic name David. However, the biblical figure of David, a shepherd who became the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel and Judah, is one of the most famous bearers of the name David in history.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Davante are from the late 20th century, as it gained popularity as a modern twist on the traditional David. It is likely that the addition of the "vante" suffix was influenced by other names ending in "-ante," such as Dante or Montante.
While the name Davante is relatively new, there have been a few notable individuals throughout history who have borne this name. One of the earliest recorded examples is Davante Adams, an American football wide receiver born in 1992, who currently plays for the Las Vegas Raiders in the National Football League (NFL).
Another noteworthy individual with the name Davante is Davante Lavante Burden, an American basketball player born in 1991, who played college basketball for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and had a brief professional career in Europe.
Davante Terrell Davis, born in 1986, is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA G League and several international leagues.
Davante Goings, born in 1989, is an American former professional basketball player who played in various leagues, including the NBA G League and the Basketball Bundesliga in Germany.
Davante Gardner, born in 1991, is an American former professional basketball player who played college basketball for Marquette University and had a brief stint in the NBA G League.
It is important to note that while the name Davante has gained some popularity in recent years, it is still relatively uncommon compared to its parent name, David, which has a rich history spanning thousands of years and countless notable figures throughout various cultures and religions.
People
Davante + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Davante as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Davante: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Davante?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,375 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Davante going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 249,276 US residents.
Is Davante a common name?
We classify Davante as "Rare". It ranks above 92% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,401 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Davante most popular?
The single biggest year for Davante was 1992, when 169 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Davante is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Davante in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 935 people with the name Davante, or 0.31 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,058 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Davante in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Davante?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Davante leans strongly male. 923 people counted with this name were male (98.7%), compared with 12 female bearers (1.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Davante?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Davante is Black at 77.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.3%) and Hispanic (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Davante most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Davante in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.8% (727 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Davante in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Davante a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Davante in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Davante still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Davante in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Davante can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Davante?
See how many Americans are named Davante on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.