Dante is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dante means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dante across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dante has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dante is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “enduring, steadfast”. An Italian short form of Durante.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 52,053 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 2,222 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 56 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 6 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 66 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 Dante per year, United States (1908 to 2025). United States peaked in 1998 (1,694/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2008 (109/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2023 (9/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2025 (9/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2009 (3/yr).
Dante has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1998, when it ranked #384 nationally (given to 1,741 babies that year).
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