Dontae
Respelling of Dante, which Italians formed as a short version of Durante, from the Latin durans, enduring; the Florentine poet made it known.
Dontae in 2025
Dontae was given to 41 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 6,432nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 80,862 babies born.
The history of Dontae
Dontae reached its highest point in 1996, when 219 babies were given the name, ranking 1,596th that year.
Across the 57 years of records since 1969, 5,951 babies have been named Dontae. Half of them were born before 1998, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Dontae by decade
| Decade | Babies named Dontae | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | 9,924 |
| 1970s | 324 | 2,577 |
| 1980s | 1,141 | 1,796 |
| 1990s | 1,709 | 1,596 |
| 2000s | 1,557 | 2,150 |
| 2010s | 922 | 2,869 |
| 2020s | 292 | 4,660 |
Where Dontae is heading
Dontae has fallen 58% over the past decade, from 97 babies in 2015 to 41 in 2025.
Names like Dontae
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Dontae.