Dane

Boy name

Dane has been given to 33,979 babies in the U.S. since 1898. It peaked in 1986 and currently ranks #821 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /deɪn/

From Middle English Dane, from Old Norse danir or Old English Dene. Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic *daniz.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

33,979

Peak year

1986 (1,080 babies)

Rank in 2025

#821 for boys

First recorded

1898

10-year trend

▼ -30%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

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Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Dane.

33,856 babies since 1902

32,785 babies since 1880

35,251 babies since 1882

31,275 babies since 1880

31,018 babies since 1912

37,172 babies since 1881

37,791 babies since 1912

30,034 babies since 1880

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