Dante Boy
How popular is Dante?
#308 boy name in 2025
1,104 baby boys were named Dante in the US in 2025, making it the 308th most popular boy name.
48,825living people named Dante (est.)
22median age of people named Dante
52,053babies named Dante since 1880
1 in 3,003US babies born in 2025
Dante popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #308 for boys (▲ 14 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,104 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #322 in 2015, #301 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (1,670 boys) |
| Highest rank | #200 in 1997 |
| First recorded | 1908 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Dante is most popular
Babies named Dante per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Mexico: 1.8 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- Rhode Island: 1.7 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Connecticut: 1.2 per 1,000 (83 boys)
- New Jersey: 1.2 per 1,000 (233 boys)
- Massachusetts: 1.0 per 1,000 (144 boys)
Dante by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 16 | #1,020 |
| 1910s | 496 | #629 |
| 1920s | 833 | #562 |
| 1930s | 334 | #901 |
| 1940s | 334 | #1,006 |
| 1950s | 534 | #901 |
| 1960s | 1,241 | #590 |
| 1970s | 2,871 | #401 |
| 1980s | 4,378 | #389 |
| 1990s | 10,008 | #200 |
| 2000s | 12,474 | #248 |
| 2010s | 11,558 | #255 |
| 2020s | 6,510 | #301 |
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Questions
- Is Dante a boy or girl name?
- Dante is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dante were boys.
- How popular is the name Dante?
- 1,104 baby boys were named Dante in the US in 2025, making it the 308th most popular boy name.
- When was Dante most popular?
- Dante peaked in 1998, when 1,670 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #200 in 1997.
- How many people are named Dante?
- 52,053 babies have been named Dante in the US since 1880. We estimate about 48,825 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Dante most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dante was most common in New Mexico, at 1.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.