Dante

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Meaning

Dante is an Italian given name and surname. Etymologically, it is short for an old given name, Durante, and was first made popular by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, whose real name was Durante. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Dante first appears in the data in 2000 and has been recorded in 24 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 299 babies (rank #92 that year). In 2024 it was given to 299 boys (rank #92). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Dante

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dante yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

2,445
Total babies (all years)
24
Years in the data
299
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

Famous people named Dante

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
200032#359
200137#335
200229#420
200338#336
200432#405
200538#352
200649#304
200749#312
200858#288
200962#272
201064#278
201169#269
201262#282
201395#210
2014113#179
2015135#160
2016130#163
2017124#169
2018139#154
2019161#137
2020153#138
2022238#107
2023238#106
2024299#92