Boys' name · peaked in 1998
Dante name popularity since 1925
51,080 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Dante (0.9% girls, 99.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Dante is about 23 years old in 2026. Dante peaked in 1998 as the #201 name for boys, and it ranked #308 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 51,080
- Named Dante, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #308
- for boys in 2025 (1,104 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.1% boys
- 466 girls · 50,614 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.13× its national share
Peak year is the year Dante 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.
Dante births per year, 1925–2025
1998 was the biggest year for Dante both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1992 and 1997, Dante became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 3,030 baby boys to 1 in 1,190.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Dante's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Dante.
Decade by decade
Babies named Dante 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 | 372 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 334 | #1,203 |
| 1940s | 0 | 334 | #1,139 |
| 1950s | 0 | 534 | #978 |
| 1960s | 21 | 1,241 | #700 |
| 1970s | 104 | 2,871 | #451 |
| 1980s | 114 | 4,378 | #429 |
| 1990s | 137 | 10,008 | #321 |
| 2000s | 55 | 12,474 | #266 |
| 2010s | 35 | 11,558 | #322 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 6,510 | #308 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.5% of babies named Dante from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Dante is most popular
The index compares Dante'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 Dante.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.13× | 367 |
| Rhode Island | 2.02× | 346 |
| Colorado | 1.84× | 1,098 |
| New Jersey | 1.75× | 2,333 |
| New Mexico | 1.73× | 463 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Dante's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Dante.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Dante (1998).
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