Dante vs Dan

Side-by-side comparison of Dante and Dan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dante

Boy name · Rank #322

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Name B

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1913

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Metric Dante Dan
Current Rank #322 #1913
Total Births (all years) 50,470 106,473
Peak Year 1998 1960
Peak Year Births 1,670 3,697
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1908 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dante Dan
1880ss 1,402
1890ss 1,274
1900ss 16 1,499
1910ss 496 4,737
1920ss 833 8,100
1930ss 334 9,629
1940ss 334 18,017
1950ss 535 26,010
1960ss 1,240 22,709
1970ss 2,871 5,550
1980ss 4,377 2,809
1990ss 10,008 1,860
2000ss 12,474 1,437
2010ss 11,551 1,006
2020ss 5,401 434

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dante Dan
2014 1,108 102
2015 1,076 91
2016 1,010 100
2017 1,080 96
2018 1,073 97
2019 1,099 102
2020 1,110 86
2021 1,079 78
2022 1,084 88
2023 1,061 100
2024 1,067 82

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1908–2024.

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