Dante

Boy name

Dante has been given to 52,053 babies in the U.S. since 1908. It peaked in 1998 and currently ranks #308 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈdænti/

Origin: Italian

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

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

52,053

Peak year

1998 (1,694 babies)

Rank in 2025

#308 for boys

First recorded

1908

10-year trend

▲ +3%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Famous people named Dante

Dante Alighieri

Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)

Dante

Brazilian association football player

Yasiin Bey

American rapper

Dante Basco

American actor and rapper

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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