Deante
A masculine name with an unknown origin and etymology.
Name Census estimates that about 2,649 living Americans carry the first name Deante. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Deante today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Deante births was 1997 (155 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Deante. 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.
People living today
2.6K
~ 1 in 129,390 Americans
Peak year
1997
155 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,268
Tracked since 1975
Census
Deante in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,929 people with the first name Deante, which placed it at #7,757 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
#7,757
National first-name rank
People counted
1.9K
1,929 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
85.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Deante
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deante is Black at 85.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.8%) and Hispanic (3.7%). 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 Deante 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 Deante at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American85.9% · 1,657
- Two or more races6.8% · 132
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 72
- White3.0% · 58
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Deante
Out of the 2,712 babies given the name Deante since 1880, 99.8% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Deante as a male name
- Ranked #5,268 in 2024
- 18 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1997 (155 births)
Deante as a female name
- Ranked #12,870 in 1989
- 5 female births in 1989
- Peak: 1989 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Deante leans strongly male. 1,896 people counted with this name were male (98.0%), compared with 39 female bearers (2.0%).
Popularity
Deante: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Deante from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 1,236 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
Deante 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 Deante during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Deantes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 21 states and territories. Michigan, Illinois, California recorded the most babies named Deante, while Oklahoma, District of Columbia, Kentucky recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 63 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Deante
The name Deante is a modern variation of the French name Dante, which is derived from the Italian Durante. The name Dante traces its roots back to the Latin name Durantis, meaning "enduring" or "lasting." It is believed to have originated in the 12th or 13th century in Italy.
The name Dante gained significant prominence due to the renowned Italian poet Dante Alighieri, who lived from 1265 to 1321. He is widely regarded as the father of the Italian language and is best known for his epic poem, the Divine Comedy. His work had a profound impact on the Renaissance and influenced countless writers and thinkers across Europe.
While the name Dante has a rich literary history, the variant Deante is a more recent creation. It appears to be an Americanized version of the name, possibly influenced by Spanish or African-American naming traditions. The earliest recorded instances of the name Deante can be found in the late 20th century.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Deante was Deante Brutananadilewski, a fictional character from the animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force, which premiered in 2000. Although a fictional character, the name helped to introduce the variant Deante to a wider audience.
Another notable figure with the name Deante was Deante' Hitchcock, an American professional basketball player born in 1989. He played college basketball at Georgia Southern University and later played professionally in various minor leagues and international competitions.
In the realm of music, Deante' Hitchcock is also the name of an American rapper and songwriter born in 1992. He gained recognition for his mixtapes and collaborations with other artists in the hip-hop scene.
Additionally, Deante Cullins is an American football coach who has worked with various college and professional teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and the University of Tennessee.
Deante Johnson is another individual who bears this name, although details about his life and accomplishments are more obscure in available historical records.
Despite its relatively recent emergence, the name Deante has gained popularity in various communities, particularly in the United States. However, its origin and historical significance remain rooted in the enduring legacy of the Italian name Dante and its linguistic and literary heritage.
People
Deante + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Deante 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
Deante: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deante?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,649 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Deante 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 129,390 US residents.
Is Deante a common name?
We classify Deante as "Rare". It ranks above 94.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,712 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Deante most popular?
The single biggest year for Deante was 1997, when 155 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Deante is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Deante in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,929 people with the name Deante, or 0.64 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,757 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 Deante 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 Deante?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Deante leans strongly male. 1,896 people counted with this name were male (98.0%), compared with 39 female bearers (2.0%). 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 Deante?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deante is Black at 85.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.8%) and Hispanic (3.7%). 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 Deante most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Deante in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.9% (1,657 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 Deante in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Deante a male name?
Yes, 99.8% of people registered as Deante 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 Deante still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Deante 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 Deante 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 are called Deante?
You can see how many Americans are named Deante on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.