Boy name#972 of boy names
Devonte
Pronounced D EH1 V AA1 N T IY1 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1992
- 45 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Devonte?
Devonte is a boys' name, and first appears in 1980. It has been given to 11,743 children — the 972nd most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 29% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1992, when 1,336 children were given it.
Devonti is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Devonte and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Devonti
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- D EH1 V AA1 N T IY1 · D EH1 V AO1 N T IY1
- Stress pattern:
- 111 · 111
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Devonte
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Devonte
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Devonte?
- Devonte ranks 972nd among boys' names in US records, with 11,743 births since 1980. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,197.
- Is Devonte a unisex name?
- No. Devonte is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Devonte most popular?
- 1992, when 1,336 children were given the name. It has been in use for 45 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Devonte spelled?
- Devonti. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.