Dane
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning from Denmark; a Dane.
Babies a year
308
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#821
up from #880
UK popularity
#2440
9 babies
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 |
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. Its US peak was 1,069 in 1986.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Dane was most common in 1985, when it went to 0.05% of American babies of that sex.
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