Dane is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dane means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dane across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dane has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dane is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “from Denmark, or valley”. From an English surname, also a variant of Dean.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 33,979 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 911 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 99 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 15 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 222 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dane per year, United States (1898 to 2025). United States peaked in 1986 (1,080/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2001 (110/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1988 (23/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1989 (12/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 1998 (4/yr).
Dane has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1986, when it ranked #463 nationally (given to 1,095 babies that year).
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