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Quante

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How to Pronounce Quante

Pronounced KWAHN-tay /ˈkwɑːnteɪ/Low

Meaning: Quante is a modern African American coinage, formed on the -ante pattern of Dante and Devante with a Qu- opening.Low

In 30 seconds: Quante is a modern African American name echoing Dante and Devante. It appeared for United States boys from the late nineteen-seventies (said KWAHN-tay).
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Origin LowAmerican, African
MeaningQuante is a modern African American coinage, formed on the -ante pattern of Dante and Devante with a Qu- opening.
U.S. rank (2017)#11855 ↗ Rising
2017 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1995
Total births (all-time)≈ 294

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199519792017

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Quante is a coined name that gives the -ante sound a distinctive Qu- start. Its quiet high came around 1995.

It was given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its best, so a boy named Quante at that peak would be around thirty today. It reads as a creative coinage of its era.

Did you know? The -ante ending, made familiar by Dante and boosted by Devante, ran through a family of African American boys' names in the nineteen-eighties and nineties, and Quante belongs to it.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Quante — Modern African American coinage; -ante pattern (Dante/Devante); traced by pattern

Variations

QuantaeQuintaeDevante

Nicknames

QuanTayQ

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If you like Quante…

Dante— the classic name the -ante ending echoes
Devante— a close -ante coinage of the era
Deshawn— a like African American boy's name
Javon— a fellow coined boy's name of the period

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Quante mean?

It is a modern African American coinage, echoing Dante and Devante.

How do you pronounce Quante?

It's said KWAHN-tay /ˈkwɑːnteɪ/, two syllables stressed on the first.

Is Quante a boy or girl name?

Quante is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Quante?

It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-nineties.

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