Dante
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning enduring or lasting; diminutive of Durante.
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 |
Dante by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,670 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 1,500 American boys born that year was called Dante.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dante. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean patience
Like Dante, each of these has patience in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ethanstrong, enduring12,398 in the US (2017)
- Kianancient or enduring263 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cianancient one; enduring one126 in England and Wales (2025)
- Constantinesteadfast, constant, unwavering99 in the US (2017)
- Eitanfirm, strong, enduring96 in the US (2017)
- Ethenstrong, enduring; a respelling of Ethan67 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Dante
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