Dante vs Daniel

Side-by-side comparison of Dante and Daniel — 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

Daniel

Boy name · Rank #16

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Metric Dante Daniel
Current Rank #322 #16
Total Births (all years) 50,470 1,974,589
Peak Year 1998 1985
Peak Year Births 1,670 38,564
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1908 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dante Daniel
1880ss — 5,679
1890ss — 5,185
1900ss 16 5,036
1910ss 496 23,978
1920ss 833 43,407
1930ss 334 47,998
1940ss 334 112,776
1950ss 535 243,725
1960ss 1,240 242,014
1970ss 2,871 244,463
1980ss 4,377 345,559
1990ss 10,008 272,345
2000ss 12,474 203,951
2010ss 11,551 133,909
2020ss 5,401 44,564

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dante Daniel
2014 1,108 13,956
2015 1,076 13,540
2016 1,010 12,992
2017 1,080 11,753
2018 1,073 11,290
2019 1,099 10,585
2020 1,110 9,521
2021 1,079 9,152
2022 1,084 9,109
2023 1,061 8,391
2024 1,067 8,391

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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