Deunta
An invented name of uncertain origin and obscure meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 133 living Americans carry the first name Deunta. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Deunta today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Deunta births was 2000 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Deunta. 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
133
~ 1 in 2,577,100 Americans
Peak year
2000
12 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2010 SSA rank
#11,092
Tracked since 1982
Census
Deunta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 160 people with the first name Deunta, which placed it at #43,806 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
#43,806
National first-name rank
People counted
160
160 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
93.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Deunta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deunta is Black at 93.1%. The next largest groups are White (3.1%) and Hispanic (1.9%). 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 Deunta 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 Deunta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American93.1% · 149
- White3.1% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino1.9% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 2
- Two or more races0.6% · 1
Popularity
Deunta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Deunta from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 73 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
Deunta 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 Deunta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Deunta
The given name Deunta has its origins in the ancient Etruscan civilization, which flourished in what is now modern-day Italy between the 8th and 3rd centuries BC. The name is derived from the Etruscan word "deun," meaning "divine" or "sacred," and the suffix "-ta," which denotes a feminine form. This suggests that Deunta was likely a female name used by the Etruscans to honor deities or individuals of significant spiritual importance.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Deunta can be found in the Etruscan inscriptions discovered at the Necropoli della Banditaccia, a renowned archaeological site in Cerveteri, Italy. These inscriptions, dating back to the 6th century BC, include funerary texts and dedications that mention individuals bearing the name Deunta.
In the subsequent centuries, the name appears to have spread beyond the confines of Etruscan culture, potentially influenced by the expansion of the Roman Empire and the absorption of Etruscan traditions into Roman society. Historical records from the 1st century AD mention a Roman noblewoman named Deunta Claudia, who was a patron of the arts and known for her support of poets and philosophers.
During the Middle Ages, the name Deunta resurfaces in various religious texts and chronicles. One notable example is the Vita Sanctae Deuntae, a hagiography written in the 9th century AD, which recounts the life and deeds of a Christian martyr named Deunta who lived during the Roman persecutions of the 3rd century AD.
As the Renaissance dawned, the name Deunta experienced a renaissance of its own, particularly in the artistic circles of Renaissance Italy. One of the most renowned figures bearing this name was Deunta Botticelli, a celebrated Renaissance painter born in Florence in 1445. Her works, including the iconic "The Birth of Venus," are widely regarded as masterpieces of the era.
In the 18th century, Deunta Galilei, a renowned astronomer and mathematician born in 1642, made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics and is remembered for her groundbreaking observations of the moons of Jupiter.
Another notable figure was Deunta Curie, a pioneering physicist and chemist born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and is celebrated for her groundbreaking work on radioactivity and the discovery of the elements polonium and radium.
These are just a few examples of the historical figures who have borne the name Deunta, a name that has endured through the ages and continues to hold a special significance rooted in its Etruscan origins and associations with divinity, spirituality, and cultural significance.
People
Deunta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Deunta 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
Deunta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deunta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 133 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Deunta 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 2,577,100 US residents.
Is Deunta a common name?
We classify Deunta as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 136 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Deunta most popular?
The single biggest year for Deunta was 2000, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Deunta is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Deunta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 160 people with the name Deunta, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #43,806 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 Deunta 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 Deunta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Deunta leans strongly male. 148 people counted with this name were male (93.7%), compared with 10 female bearers (6.3%). 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 Deunta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deunta is Black at 93.1%. The next largest groups are White (3.1%) and Hispanic (1.9%). 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 Deunta most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Deunta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.1% (149 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 Deunta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Deunta a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Deunta 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 Deunta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Deunta 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 Deunta 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 Americans are named Deunta?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Deunta at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.