Dante
An Italian medieval short form of Durante, from Latin durans, meaning enduring or lasting. The poet Dante Alighieri carried it into wider use.
Dante in 2025
Dante was given to 1,104 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 605th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,003 babies born.
The history of Dante
Dante reached its highest point in 1998, when 1,694 babies were given the name, ranking 384th that year.
Across the 118 years of records since 1908, 52,053 babies have been named Dante. Half of them were born before 2003, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Dante by decade
| Decade | Babies named Dante | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 16 | 2,381 |
| 1910s | 496 | 1,325 |
| 1920s | 833 | 1,208 |
| 1930s | 334 | 1,802 |
| 1940s | 334 | 2,139 |
| 1950s | 534 | 2,083 |
| 1960s | 1,262 | 1,281 |
| 1970s | 2,975 | 880 |
| 1980s | 4,492 | 824 |
| 1990s | 10,145 | 384 |
| 2000s | 12,529 | 478 |
| 2010s | 11,593 | 492 |
| 2020s | 6,510 | 605 |
Where Dante is heading
Dante has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 1,077 babies in 2015 to 1,104 in 2025.
Names like Dante
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Dante.