Demonte
An anglicized form of the French surname De Monte, meaning "from the mountain".
Name Census estimates that about 2,438 living Americans carry the first name Demonte. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Demonte today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Demonte births was 1994 (132 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Demonte. 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
2.4K
~ 1 in 140,588 Americans
Peak year
1994
132 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,584
Tracked since 1973
Census
Demonte in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,717 people with the first name Demonte, which placed it at #8,446 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
#8,446
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,717 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
90.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Demonte
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Demonte is Black at 90.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.1%) 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 Demonte 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 Demonte at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American90.8% · 1,559
- Two or more races4.1% · 71
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 40
- White1.7% · 29
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 5
Popularity
Demonte: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Demonte 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 1,023 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
Demonte 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 Demonte during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Demontes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 18 states and territories. Georgia, Illinois, Virginia recorded the most babies named Demonte, while Oklahoma, District of Columbia, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 65 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Demonte
The name Demonte has its origins in the French language and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French words "de" and "monte," which together mean "from the mountain" or "of the mountain." The name likely originated in the mountainous regions of France, where it was used to identify individuals who lived or worked in the mountains.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Demonte can be found in a 13th-century French manuscript, where it is mentioned as the name of a nobleman from the Auvergne region. This suggests that the name was in use among the French aristocracy during this time period.
In the 14th century, there are records of a Demonte de Montfort, a knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War between England and France. He was born in 1328 and died in battle in 1380. His name is inscribed on a memorial in the town of Agincourt, where he fell during a famous battle.
Another notable figure with the name Demonte was a French explorer and cartographer named Demonte Delisle, who lived from 1675 to 1726. He is renowned for his detailed maps of the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River basin, which played a crucial role in the European exploration and colonization of North America.
In the realm of literature, there is a character named Demonte in the 16th-century French novel "Gargantua and Pantagruel" by François Rabelais. This Demonte is described as a wise and learned scholar who accompanies the giant Pantagruel on his adventures.
During the Renaissance period, the name Demonte was also used by a notable Italian painter and sculptor named Demonte di Cione, who was born in 1460 and died in 1520. He is best known for his sculptures and frescoes adorning churches and palaces in Florence and other cities in northern Italy.
These examples demonstrate the historical significance and widespread use of the name Demonte across various regions and contexts throughout the centuries. While its origins can be traced to the mountainous regions of France, the name has been adopted and adapted by individuals from different cultures and backgrounds over time.
People
Demonte + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Demonte 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
Demonte: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Demonte?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,438 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Demonte 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 140,588 US residents.
Is Demonte a common name?
We classify Demonte as "Rare". It ranks above 94.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,488 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Demonte most popular?
The single biggest year for Demonte was 1994, when 132 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Demonte is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Demonte in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,717 people with the name Demonte, or 0.57 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,446 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 Demonte 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 Demonte?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Demonte appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,713 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 Demonte?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Demonte is Black at 90.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.1%) 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 Demonte most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Demonte in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.8% (1,559 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 Demonte in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Demonte a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Demonte 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 Demonte still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Demonte 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 Demonte 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 named Demonte?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.