Dante
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning enduring or lasting; diminutive of Durante.
Babies a year
1,074
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#308
up from #322
UK popularity
#462
84 babies · up from #622
How Dante has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #322 |
| 2016 | #343 |
| 2017 | #317 |
| 2018 | #315 |
| 2019 | #308 |
| 2020 | #301 |
| 2021 | #311 |
| 2022 | #311 |
| 2023 | #314 |
| 2024 | #322 |
| 2025 | #308 |
In 2025, 84 babies in England and Wales were named Dante. In the US, 1,074 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,670 in 1998.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Dante was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.06% of American babies of that sex.
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