Dane

Given to 33,979 US babies since 1898

● Steady

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#819
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
301
boys 301
Peak year
1986
1,069 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
33,979
since 1898

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Dane was most popular in 1986, when 1,069 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.58 per 1,000). In 2025, 301 babies were named Dane, ranking #819 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.20.40.60.818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1986 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Dane was most popular in 1986, when 1,069 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.58 per 1,000). In 2025, 301 babies were named Dane, ranking #819 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.20.40.60.81880192019602000Peak 1986

Dane was most popular in 1986, when 1,069 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.58 per 1,000). In 2025, 301 babies were named Dane, ranking #819 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 301 819
2024 <5 — 276 873
2023 <5 — 258 901
2022 <5 — 277 867
2021 <5 — 285 834
2020 <5 — 273 833
2019 5 15539 253 872
2018 <5 — 315 748
2017 <5 — 313 752
2016 6 14331 355 695
2015 5 16419 424 630
2014 <5 — 423 623
2013 <5 — 482 550
2012 <5 — 573 476
2011 <5 — 574 469
2010 5 16992 684 411
2009 7 13704 818 371
2008 6 15405 918 349
2007 8 12676 949 339
2006 7 13606 762 392
2005 <5 — 560 456
2004 <5 — 537 469
2003 5 15784 574 437
2002 11 8837 534 456
2001 <5 — 549 441
2000 6 13154 583 423
1999 <5 — 545 428
1998 <5 — 455 481
1997 12 7283 505 442
1996 8 9581 517 435
1995 8 9553 517 442
1994 9 8804 521 436
1993 11 7498 516 430
1992 14 6314 552 410
1991 6 11509 580 392
1990 5 12958 739 334
1989 6 10847 682 338
1988 15 5321 760 299
1987 19 4283 757 285
1986 11 6156 1,069 221
1985 13 5348 1,003 230
1984 10 6291 637 306
1983 5 10275 831 252
1982 13 5209 398 419
1981 8 7409 334 454
1980 5 10392 321 468
1979 11 5751 337 437
1978 9 6385 259 505
1977 <5 — 167 652
1976 11 5215 157 652
1975 8 6484 160 645
1974 <5 — 174 608
1973 <5 — 207 542
1972 <5 — 205 558
1971 10 5136 205 568
1970 6 7070 235 527
1969 7 5974 247 489
1968 <5 — 255 475
1967 7 5457 221 505
1966 5 6564 179 567
1965 5 6539 215 522
1964 8 5008 342 431
1963 <5 — 316 448
1962 7 5293 281 473
1961 6 5851 299 470
1960 5 6390 288 468
1959 <5 — 357 421
1958 6 5408 287 462
1957 <5 — 353 415
1956 <5 — 291 442
1955 8 4376 225 489
1954 <5 — 280 429
1953 6 5040 179 532
1952 <5 — 189 507
1951 <5 — 161 534
1950 6 4738 151 549
1949 <5 — 160 527
1948 <5 — 144 557
1947 <5 — 176 509
1946 6 4417 139 542
1945 <5 — 69 736
1944 <5 — 29 1235
1943 <5 — 27 1343
1942 <5 — 16 1799
1941 <5 — 23 1411
1940 <5 — 29 1251
1939 <5 — 14 1879
1938 <5 — 15 1818
1937 <5 — 19 1576
1936 <5 — 22 1417
1935 <5 — 20 1538
1934 <5 — 26 1323
1933 <5 — 18 1644
1932 <5 — 24 1426
1931 <5 — 9 2651
1930 <5 — 20 1644
1929 <5 — 10 2589
1928 <5 — 16 1960
1927 <5 — 24 1561
1926 <5 — 22 1605
1925 <5 — 35 1201
1924 <5 — 21 1727
1923 <5 — 11 2614
1922 <5 — 17 1952
1921 <5 — 27 1448
1920 <5 — 16 2052
1919 <5 — 10 2665
1918 <5 — 17 1905
1917 <5 — 9 2732
1916 <5 — 7 3177
1915 <5 — 6 3392
1914 <5 — 11 1975
1913 <5 — 7 2273
1912 <5 — 6 2269
1911 <5 — <5 —
1910 <5 — <5 —
1909 <5 — <5 —
1908 <5 — 6 1217
1907 <5 — <5 —
1906 <5 — <5 —
1905 <5 — <5 —
1904 <5 — <5 —
1903 <5 — <5 —
1902 <5 — <5 —
1901 <5 — <5 —
1900 <5 — <5 —
1899 <5 — <5 —
1898 <5 — 5 1121

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Other spellings

Dawn · 290,680 Dan · 107,130 Dawne · 2,603 Dann · 2,234 Danne · 654 Danee · 565 Dawnn · 297

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Where Dane is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years