Boy nameCurrently #322 in the USSteady
Dante
DAHN-tay//ˈdɑːnteɪ//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19985 lettersStarts with D
Meaning & origin
Enduring, steadfast
Dante is a short form of the Italian Durante, from the Latin 'durare', meaning to endure or last. It carries deep literary weight from Dante Alighieri, author of the 'Divine Comedy'.
Dante's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Dante |
|---|---|
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 9 |
| 1910 | 13 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 34 |
| 1913 | 34 |
| 1914 | 55 |
| 1915 | 85 |
| 1916 | 72 |
| 1917 | 75 |
| 1918 | 61 |
| 1919 | 57 |
| 1920 | 66 |
| 1921 | 125 |
| 1922 | 106 |
| 1923 | 88 |
| 1924 | 76 |
| 1925 | 88 |
| 1926 | 51 |
| 1927 | 86 |
| 1928 | 81 |
| 1929 | 66 |
| 1930 | 53 |
| 1931 | 51 |
| 1932 | 39 |
| 1933 | 39 |
| 1934 | 36 |
| 1935 | 31 |
| 1936 | 24 |
| 1937 | 20 |
| 1938 | 22 |
| 1939 | 19 |
| 1940 | 21 |
| 1941 | 33 |
| 1942 | 25 |
| 1943 | 44 |
| 1944 | 29 |
| 1945 | 33 |
| 1946 | 35 |
| 1947 | 37 |
| 1948 | 38 |
| 1949 | 39 |
| 1950 | 39 |
| 1951 | 40 |
| 1952 | 46 |
| 1953 | 49 |
| 1954 | 51 |
| 1955 | 59 |
| 1956 | 61 |
| 1957 | 56 |
| 1958 | 70 |
| 1959 | 64 |
| 1960 | 75 |
| 1961 | 123 |
| 1962 | 103 |
| 1963 | 91 |
| 1964 | 122 |
| 1965 | 113 |
| 1966 | 137 |
| 1967 | 156 |
| 1968 | 152 |
| 1969 | 189 |
| 1970 | 228 |
| 1971 | 204 |
| 1972 | 267 |
| 1973 | 209 |
| 1974 | 267 |
| 1975 | 322 |
| 1976 | 303 |
| 1977 | 393 |
| 1978 | 376 |
| 1979 | 406 |
| 1980 | 398 |
| 1981 | 438 |
| 1982 | 444 |
| 1983 | 373 |
| 1984 | 409 |
| 1985 | 409 |
| 1986 | 459 |
| 1987 | 489 |
| 1988 | 517 |
| 1989 | 555 |
| 1990 | 649 |
| 1991 | 695 |
| 1992 | 667 |
| 1993 | 788 |
| 1994 | 798 |
| 1995 | 834 |
| 1996 | 988 |
| 1997 | 1,605 |
| 1998 | 1,694 |
| 1999 | 1,427 |
| 2000 | 1,360 |
| 2001 | 1,366 |
| 2002 | 1,277 |
| 2003 | 1,322 |
| 2004 | 1,209 |
| 2005 | 1,249 |
| 2006 | 1,184 |
| 2007 | 1,277 |
| 2008 | 1,146 |
| 2009 | 1,139 |
| 2010 | 1,349 |
| 2011 | 1,316 |
| 2012 | 1,256 |
| 2013 | 1,208 |
| 2014 | 1,108 |
| 2015 | 1,076 |
| 2016 | 1,016 |
| 2017 | 1,085 |
| 2018 | 1,073 |
| 2019 | 1,099 |
| 2020 | 1,110 |
| 2021 | 1,079 |
| 2022 | 1,084 |
| 2023 | 1,061 |
| 2024 | 1,067 |
Dante through the decades
- Dante peaked in 1998, when 1,694 babies were named Dante in the US.
- The 2000s were Dante's strongest decade, averaging 1,253 births a year.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Dante has fallen 12% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Dante currently ranks #322 in the US and is holding steady.
Nicknames
Dante
Variants & spellings
Durante
Famous people named Dante
- Dante Alighieri — poet