Dane
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning from Denmark; a Dane.
How Dane has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #629 |
| 2016 | #698 |
| 2017 | #750 |
| 2018 | #750 |
| 2019 | #872 |
| 2020 | #836 |
| 2021 | #834 |
| 2022 | #875 |
| 2023 | #898 |
| 2024 | #880 |
| 2025 | #821 |
Dane by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Dane. In the US, 308 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,069 babies in 1986, making it a 1980s name.
At its height, in 1985, about 1 in 1,900 American boys born that year was called Dane.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dane. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Danteenduring or lasting; diminutive of Durante1,074 in the US (2017)
- Danigod is my judge; diminutive of Daniel262 in the US (2017)
- Dalevalley155 in the US (2017)
- Duanedark; a form of Dubhán100 in the US (2017)
- Danhe judged26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Davebeloved; a diminutive of David81 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Dane
Names that are said the same way as Dane, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Dane
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