Devante
- Last seen for girls in 1996 at #9,581
- #2,390 for boys in 2025, 57 births
- Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Around 1991: Forever My Lady by Jodeci (album)
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1992 · 1,565 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 8,307since 1987
Devante over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Devante has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,390 | 57 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,637 | 50 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,387 | 57 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,563 | 53 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,000 | 74 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,347 | 57 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,170 | 65 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,625 | 100 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,897 | 76 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,875 | 79 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,055 | 69 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,857 | 79 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,878 | 75 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,882 | 77 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,927 | 72 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,118 | 63 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,320 | 56 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,265 | 58 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,094 | 65 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,654 | 86 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,485 | 97 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,206 | 126 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,134 | 133 | |
| 2002 | — | #976 | 161 | |
| 2001 | — | #852 | 188 | |
| 2000 | — | #759 | 219 | |
| 1999 | — | #687 | 245 | |
| 1998 | — | #571 | 342 | |
| 1997 | — | #454 | 484 | |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #358 | 677 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #337 | 721 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #308 | 853 |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #289 | 961 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | #199 | 1,565 |
| 1991 | — | #920 | 131 | |
| 1990 | — | #5,382 | 9 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,271 | 12 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,450 | 10 | |
| 1987 | — | #6,951 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1987
The first year at least five boys were named Devante! It came in at #6,951, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1987, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Devante is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Virginia#1,089 · 1 in 7,451
- Ohio#1,267 · 1 in 10,507
- North Carolina#1,277 · 1 in 10,294
- Texas#1,760 · 1 in 19,450
Best ever in a state: #60 in South Carolina, 1992.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #1,089 | 5 | 1 in 7,451 |
| Ohio | #1,267 | 5 | 1 in 10,507 |
| North Carolina | #1,277 | 5 | 1 in 10,294 |
| Texas | #1,760 | 9 | 1 in 19,450 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 247 spots since 2024 (#2,637 → #2,390)
- 43 spots since 2020 (#2,347 → #2,390)
- Biggest jump: 4,462 spots in 1991
- Biggest drop: 158 spots in 2003
Rise & fade · boys
5 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1987
- Peaked 1992 at #199 (1,565 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 12 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 1991–2002
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,276
- Highest: 1 in 1,276 boys born in 1992 were named Devante (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 29,966 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 72.1% of all boys named Devante (5,988) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27 | #4,271 (1989) | #5,224 |
| 1990s | 5,988 | #199 (1992) | #951 |
| 2000s | 1,189 | #759 (2000) | #1,475 |
| 2010s | 755 | #1,625 (2018) | #1,928 |
| 2020s | 348 | #2,000 (2021) | #2,387 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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