Boys' name · since 1977
Dantae
Dantae has 557 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,392 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 557
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dantae is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 557 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dantae has been recorded 557 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2024.
- #7,392 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 557 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dantae ranks #7,392 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 557 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,392 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 557
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dantae's 557 recorded births place it above 83.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Dantae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dantae's full recorded timeline at 2003, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dantae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Dantae by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (190 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Dantae's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Dantae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
146 births
- 2000s
2000s
190 births
- 2010s
2010s
136 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 190 births (34% of all-time use).
How Dantae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dantae's total volume
Dantae by state
Where Dantae concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
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What to do with Dantae's data
- Dantae's decade-level peak was the 2000s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dantaes (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dantae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dantae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.