Dontre
An English form of the French name Donnatien, meaning "gift of God".
Name Census estimates that about 483 living Americans carry the first name Dontre. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dontre today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dontre births was 1993 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dontre. 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
483
~ 1 in 709,636 Americans
Peak year
1993
37 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,758
Tracked since 1975
Census
Dontre in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 371 people with the first name Dontre, which placed it at #25,534 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
#25,534
National first-name rank
People counted
371
371 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
87.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dontre
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dontre is Black at 87.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.5%) and Hispanic (2.2%). 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 Dontre 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 Dontre at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American87.9% · 326
- Two or more races6.5% · 24
- Hispanic or Latino2.2% · 8
- White1.6% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 1
Popularity
Dontre: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dontre 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 242 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
Dontre 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 Dontre during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dontres live
Origin
Meaning and history of Dontre
The given name Dontre has its origins traced back to the French language, derived from the word "donateur," which means "giver" or "donor." This name likely emerged during the medieval period in France, potentially as early as the 12th or 13th century.
While the name's roots can be traced to French, its usage has been documented in various regions across Europe, particularly in areas influenced by French culture or language. In some instances, the name may have been adapted or modified to fit the linguistic norms of different regions, resulting in slight variations in spelling or pronunciation.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dontre can be found in the historical records of the Duchy of Burgundy, a region that was once part of the Kingdom of France. In the 15th century, a nobleman named Dontre de Montbéliard was a prominent figure in the court of the Duke of Burgundy.
During the Renaissance period, the name Dontre gained some popularity among the French aristocracy and upper classes. Notable individuals bearing this name include Dontre de Boulogne, a 16th-century French courtier and diplomat who served under King Francis I.
As the French language and culture spread across Europe, the name Dontre began to appear in other regions as well. In the 17th century, Dontre von Schönberg was a German military officer who fought in the Thirty Years' War, serving under the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus.
In the realm of literature, the name Dontre has been featured in several works throughout history. One notable example is the character Dontre de Valmont, a pivotal figure in the 18th-century French novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.
Another noteworthy individual bearing the name Dontre was Dontre de Beauvoir, a 19th-century French philosopher and feminist writer who was a close friend and intellectual companion of Jean-Paul Sartre. Her influential works, such as "The Second Sex," explored themes of existentialism and gender equality.
While the name Dontre may not have achieved widespread popularity across all cultures and time periods, it has left its mark on various historical records, literary works, and notable individuals throughout the centuries.
People
Dontre + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dontre 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
Dontre: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dontre?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 483 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dontre 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 709,636 US residents.
Is Dontre a common name?
We classify Dontre as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 493 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dontre most popular?
The single biggest year for Dontre was 1993, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dontre is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dontre in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 371 people with the name Dontre, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,534 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 Dontre 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 Dontre?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dontre appears almost entirely male. Of the 365 people counted with this name, 99.7% 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 Dontre?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dontre is Black at 87.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.5%) and Hispanic (2.2%). 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 Dontre most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Dontre in the 2020 Census, accounting for 87.9% (326 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 Dontre in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dontre a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dontre 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 Dontre still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dontre 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 Dontre 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 called Dontre?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.