Is Dante a boy or girl name?
Dante is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,067 boys were named Dante, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 50,936 US babies named Dante were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #322
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dante since 1908
- 50,936
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 1,694 babies
Boys and girls named Dante, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 496 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 833 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 334 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 334 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 535 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,240 | 21 | 1.7% |
| 1970s | 2,871 | 104 | 3.5% |
| 1980s | 4,377 | 114 | 2.5% |
| 1990s | 10,008 | 137 | 1.4% |
| 2000s | 12,474 | 55 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 11,551 | 35 | 0.3% |
| 2020s | 5,401 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,067 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,061 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,084 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,079 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,110 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,099 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,073 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,080 | #317 | 5 | #16,469 |
| 2016 | 1,010 | #344 | 6 | #14,769 |
| 2015 | 1,076 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,108 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,208 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,251 | #279 | 5 | #17,513 |
| 2011 | 1,304 | #266 | 12 | #9,295 |
| 2010 | 1,342 | #255 | 7 | #13,818 |
| 2009 | 1,139 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,146 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,270 | #269 | 7 | #14,274 |
| 2006 | 1,184 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,241 | #266 | 8 | #12,102 |
| 2004 | 1,209 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1,310 | #252 | 12 | #8,644 |
| 2002 | 1,268 | #257 | 9 | #10,429 |
| 2001 | 1,355 | #248 | 11 | #8,908 |
| 2000 | 1,352 | #248 | 8 | #10,979 |
| 1999 | 1,415 | #232 | 12 | #7,843 |
| 1998 | 1,670 | #201 | 24 | #4,518 |
| 1997 | 1,590 | #200 | 15 | #6,241 |
| 1996 | 978 | #283 | 10 | #8,302 |
| 1995 | 819 | #321 | 15 | #6,033 |
| 1994 | 786 | #323 | 12 | #7,219 |
| 1993 | 772 | #328 | 16 | #5,732 |
| 1992 | 659 | #360 | 8 | #9,687 |
| 1991 | 680 | #356 | 15 | #6,017 |
| 1990 | 639 | #365 | 10 | #8,019 |
| 1989 | 550 | #396 | 5 | #12,842 |
| 1988 | 508 | #389 | 9 | #7,845 |
| 1987 | 473 | #400 | 16 | #4,899 |
| 1986 | 444 | #406 | 15 | #5,019 |
| 1985 | 398 | #429 | 11 | #6,120 |
| 1984 | 398 | #415 | 11 | #5,984 |
| 1983 | 362 | #431 | 11 | #5,903 |
| 1982 | 433 | #390 | 11 | #6,012 |
| 1981 | 424 | #395 | 14 | #5,027 |
| 1980 | 387 | #418 | 11 | #5,997 |
| 1979 | 393 | #401 | 13 | #5,159 |
| 1978 | 367 | #402 | 9 | #6,510 |
| 1977 | 373 | #404 | 20 | #3,644 |
| 1976 | 296 | #454 | 7 | #7,461 |
| 1975 | 311 | #451 | 11 | #5,223 |
| 1974 | 254 | #498 | 13 | #4,511 |
| 1973 | 204 | #553 | 5 | #8,705 |
| 1972 | 255 | #492 | 12 | #4,581 |
| 1971 | 196 | #588 | 8 | #6,127 |
| 1970 | 222 | #545 | 6 | #7,250 |
| 1969 | 174 | #591 | 15 | #3,652 |
| 1968 | 146 | #625 | 6 | #6,392 |
| 1967 | 156 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 137 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 113 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 122 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 91 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 103 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 123 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 75 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 64 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 70 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 56 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 61 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 59 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 51 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 49 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 46 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 40 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 39 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 39 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 38 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 37 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 35 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 33 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 29 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 44 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 33 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 19 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,448 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 24 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 31 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 36 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 39 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 39 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 51 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 53 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 66 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 81 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 86 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 51 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 88 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 76 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 88 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 106 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 125 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 66 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 57 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 61 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 75 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 72 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 85 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 55 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 34 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 34 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dante reached #200 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #3,644 in 1977. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dante
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.