Is Dane a boy or girl name?
Dane is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 273 boys were named Dane, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.1% of the 33,675 US babies named Dane were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #880
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dane since 1898
- 33,675
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 1,080 babies
Boys and girls named Dane, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 199 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 187 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 812 | 6 | 0.7% |
| 1950s | 2,473 | 26 | 1% |
| 1960s | 2,643 | 50 | 1.9% |
| 1970s | 2,107 | 55 | 2.5% |
| 1980s | 6,793 | 105 | 1.5% |
| 1990s | 5,447 | 73 | 1.3% |
| 2000s | 6,784 | 50 | 0.7% |
| 2010s | 4,396 | 21 | 0.5% |
| 2020s | 1,364 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 273 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 257 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 277 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 284 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 273 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 253 | #872 | 5 | #16,101 |
| 2018 | 315 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 313 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 355 | #695 | 6 | #14,765 |
| 2015 | 424 | #630 | 5 | #17,087 |
| 2014 | 423 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 482 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 573 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 574 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 684 | #411 | 5 | #17,648 |
| 2009 | 818 | #372 | 7 | #14,054 |
| 2008 | 918 | #349 | 6 | #15,869 |
| 2007 | 949 | #340 | 8 | #12,962 |
| 2006 | 762 | #392 | 7 | #13,944 |
| 2005 | 560 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 537 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 574 | #437 | 5 | #16,362 |
| 2002 | 534 | #456 | 11 | #8,997 |
| 2001 | 549 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 583 | #423 | 6 | #13,576 |
| 1999 | 545 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 455 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 505 | #442 | 12 | #7,384 |
| 1996 | 517 | #435 | 8 | #9,786 |
| 1995 | 517 | #442 | 8 | #9,799 |
| 1994 | 521 | #436 | 9 | #9,000 |
| 1993 | 516 | #430 | 11 | #7,618 |
| 1992 | 552 | #410 | 14 | #6,383 |
| 1991 | 580 | #392 | 6 | #11,849 |
| 1990 | 739 | #335 | 5 | #13,459 |
| 1989 | 682 | #338 | 6 | #11,159 |
| 1988 | 760 | #299 | 15 | #5,388 |
| 1987 | 757 | #285 | 19 | #4,327 |
| 1986 | 1,069 | #221 | 11 | #6,252 |
| 1985 | 1,003 | #230 | 13 | #5,425 |
| 1984 | 638 | #306 | 10 | #6,393 |
| 1983 | 831 | #252 | 5 | #10,629 |
| 1982 | 398 | #419 | 13 | #5,277 |
| 1981 | 334 | #453 | 8 | #7,545 |
| 1980 | 321 | #468 | 5 | #10,746 |
| 1979 | 337 | #437 | 11 | #5,829 |
| 1978 | 259 | #505 | 9 | #6,507 |
| 1977 | 167 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 157 | #654 | 11 | #5,289 |
| 1975 | 160 | #645 | 8 | #6,627 |
| 1974 | 174 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 207 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 206 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 205 | #569 | 10 | #5,198 |
| 1970 | 235 | #527 | 6 | #7,244 |
| 1969 | 247 | #488 | 7 | #6,083 |
| 1968 | 255 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 221 | #505 | 7 | #5,577 |
| 1966 | 179 | #568 | 5 | #6,779 |
| 1965 | 215 | #522 | 5 | #6,716 |
| 1964 | 342 | #432 | 8 | #5,095 |
| 1963 | 316 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 281 | #474 | 7 | #5,402 |
| 1961 | 297 | #473 | 6 | #5,971 |
| 1960 | 290 | #466 | 5 | #6,546 |
| 1959 | 357 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 287 | #462 | 6 | #5,541 |
| 1957 | 353 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 291 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 225 | #489 | 8 | #4,454 |
| 1954 | 280 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 179 | #534 | 6 | #5,168 |
| 1952 | 189 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 161 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 151 | #550 | 6 | #4,842 |
| 1949 | 160 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 144 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 176 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 139 | #542 | 6 | #4,536 |
| 1945 | 69 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 29 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 27 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 16 | #1,815 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 29 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,895 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,842 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 24 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,698 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,635 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,980 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 24 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 35 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 21 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,657 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 17 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 27 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,065 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,718 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,781 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,247 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,495 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,000 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,319 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,343 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dane reached #221 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #4,327 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dane
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.