Dante

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

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 1908 and has been recorded in 117 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 1,670 babies (rank #201 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,067 boys (rank #322). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Dante

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

50,936

Total babies (all years)

117

Years in the data

1,670

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Dante

Dante Alighieripolitical theorist · b. 1265
Dante Gabriel Rossettidraftsperson · b. 1828
Danteathlete · b. 1983
Dante Bascovideo game actor · b. 1975
Dante Exumbasketball player · b. 1995

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1908	7	#1,135
1909	9	#1,037
1910	13	#880
1911	10	#1,134
1912	34	#739
1913	34	#821
1914	55	#688
1915	85	#629
1916	72	#702
1917	75	#699
1918	61	#844
1919	57	#881
1920	66	#827
1921	125	#562
1922	106	#625
1923	88	#687
1924	76	#773
1925	88	#684
1926	51	#956
1927	86	#701
1928	81	#703
1929	66	#795
1930	53	#918
1931	51	#903
1932	39	#1,078
1933	39	#1,035
1934	36	#1,102
1935	31	#1,203
1936	24	#1,364
1937	20	#1,542
1938	22	#1,448
1939	19	#1,542
1940	21	#1,481
1941	33	#1,158
1942	25	#1,391
1943	44	#1,008
1944	29	#1,240
1945	33	#1,139
1946	35	#1,181
1947	37	#1,192
1948	38	#1,162
1949	39	#1,132
1950	39	#1,147
1951	40	#1,142
1952	46	#1,069
1953	49	#1,038
1954	51	#1,049
1955	59	#978
1956	61	#958
1957	56	#1,016
1958	70	#903
1959	64	#966
1960	75	#876
1961	123	#689
1962	103	#750
1963	91	#795
1964	122	#699
1965	113	#700
1966	137	#632
1967	156	#599
1968	146	#625
1969	174	#591
1970	222	#545
1971	196	#588
1972	255	#492
1973	204	#553
1974	254	#498
1975	311	#451
1976	296	#454
1977	373	#404
1978	367	#402
1979	393	#401
1980	387	#418
1981	424	#395
1982	433	#390
1983	362	#431
1984	398	#415
1985	398	#429
1986	444	#406
1987	473	#400
1988	508	#389
1989	550	#396
1990	639	#365
1991	680	#356
1992	659	#360
1993	772	#328
1994	786	#323
1995	819	#321
1996	978	#283
1997	1,590	#200
1998	1,670	#201
1999	1,415	#232
2000	1,352	#248
2001	1,355	#248
2002	1,268	#257
2003	1,310	#252
2004	1,209	#271
2005	1,241	#266
2006	1,184	#290
2007	1,270	#269
2008	1,146	#292
2009	1,139	#290
2010	1,342	#255
2011	1,304	#266
2012	1,251	#279
2013	1,208	#287
2014	1,108	#315
2015	1,076	#322
2016	1,010	#344
2017	1,080	#317
2018	1,073	#315
2019	1,099	#308
2020	1,110	#301
2021	1,079	#310
2022	1,084	#310
2023	1,061	#313
2024	1,067	#322