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 #1921

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Metric Dante Dan
Current Rank #322 #1921
Total Births (all years) 51,587 106,554
Peak Year 1998 1960
Peak Year Births 1,670 3,696
Peak Decade 2000s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1908 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dante Dan
1880s - 1,402
1890s - 1,274
1900s 16 1,499
1910s 496 4,737
1920s 833 8,100
1930s 334 9,629
1940s 334 18,017
1950s 534 26,009
1960s 1,241 22,709
1970s 2,871 5,550
1980s 4,378 2,808
1990s 10,008 1,860
2000s 12,474 1,440
2010s 11,558 1,008
2020s 6,510 512

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dante Dan
2014 1,110 102
2015 1,077 91
2016 1,011 100
2017 1,081 96
2018 1,074 97
2019 1,099 103
2020 1,110 86
2021 1,081 78
2022 1,084 88
2023 1,062 100
2024 1,069 82
2025 1,104 78

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, 1908–2025.

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