Boys' name · peaked in 1986
Dane name popularity since 1925
33,803 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Dane (1.1% girls, 98.9% boys). Half of them were born in 1992 or earlier, so the typical Dane is about 34 years old in 2026. Dane peaked in 1986 as the #221 name for boys, and it ranked #821 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 33,803
- Named Dane, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #821
- for boys in 2025 (301 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.9% boys
- 386 girls · 33,417 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 5.47× its national share
Peak year is the year Dane made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Dane births per year, 1925–2025
1986 was the biggest year for Dane both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1981 and 1986, Dane became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 5,360 baby boys to 1 in 1,720.
- Steepest fall: Between 1986 and 1991, its share of baby boys fell by 51%, from 1 in 1,720 to 1 in 3,480.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Dane's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Dane.
Decade by decade
Babies named Dane in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 107 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 187 | #1,551 |
| 1940s | 6 | 812 | #736 |
| 1950s | 26 | 2,473 | #489 |
| 1960s | 50 | 2,643 | #522 |
| 1970s | 55 | 2,106 | #645 |
| 1980s | 105 | 6,792 | #230 |
| 1990s | 73 | 5,447 | #443 |
| 2000s | 50 | 6,784 | #457 |
| 2010s | 21 | 4,396 | #630 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,670 | #821 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.3% of babies named Dane from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Dane is most popular
The index compares Dane's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Dane.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 5.47× | 507 |
| Utah | 2.64× | 667 |
| Washington | 2.27× | 1,127 |
| Minnesota | 2.02× | 1,090 |
| Colorado | 1.84× | 674 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Dane's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Dane.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Dane (1986).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data