Delonte
A masculine given name likely derived from French meaning "from the long meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 1,481 living Americans carry the first name Delonte. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Delonte today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Delonte births was 1993 (85 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Delonte. 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
1.5K
~ 1 in 231,434 Americans
Peak year
1993
85 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,216
Tracked since 1972
Census
Delonte in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,065 people with the first name Delonte, which placed it at #11,867 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
#11,867
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,065 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
90.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Delonte
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Delonte is Black at 90.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.5%) and Hispanic (2.3%). 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 Delonte 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 Delonte at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American90.7% · 966
- Two or more races4.5% · 48
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 24
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 15
- White0.9% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 2
Popularity
Delonte: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Delonte 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 553 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
Delonte 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 Delonte during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Delontes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia recorded the most babies named Delonte, while Georgia, Ohio, Virginia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 153 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Delonte
The name Delonte is a relatively modern invention, likely derived from a combination of the French prefix "de" and the English name "Lonte." The prefix "de" can indicate nobility or location, while "Lonte" itself has no clear etymological roots.
Despite its recent origins, the name Delonte has managed to make its way into historical records. One of the earliest known individuals with this name was Delonte Williams, a professional basketball player born in 1983 in Washington D.C., United States. Williams played in the NBA for several teams, including the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics.
Another notable figure named Delonte was Delonte Holland, an American football player born in 1984. Holland played as a cornerback in the NFL for teams such as the Green Bay Packers and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
In the realm of music, Delonte Radney, an American singer and songwriter, has made a name for himself. Born in 1977, Radney has worked with various artists and has released several albums under his stage name, Delonte.
Moving to the literary world, Delonte Wilkins is an American author and poet, born in 1965. Wilkins has published several collections of poetry and has been recognized for his contributions to contemporary African American literature.
Lastly, Delonte Thompson, born in 1989, is a professional American football player who currently plays as a wide receiver for the Houston Texans in the NFL.
While the name Delonte may be relatively new, it has already left its mark on various fields, from sports and music to literature and beyond. As time passes, it will be interesting to see how the name evolves and what new historical figures emerge bearing this unique moniker.
People
Delonte + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Delonte 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
Delonte: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delonte?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,481 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Delonte 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 231,434 US residents.
Is Delonte a common name?
We classify Delonte as "Rare". It ranks above 92.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,519 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Delonte most popular?
The single biggest year for Delonte was 1993, when 85 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Delonte 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 Delonte in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,065 people with the name Delonte, or 0.35 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,867 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 Delonte 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 Delonte?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Delonte appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,064 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Delonte?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Delonte is Black at 90.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.5%) and Hispanic (2.3%). 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 Delonte most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Delonte in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.7% (966 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 Delonte in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Delonte a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Delonte 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 Delonte still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Delonte 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 Delonte 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 Delonte?
Find out how many Americans are named Delonte on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.