Names / Boy names
Dane
Current rank
#821
holding steady
All-time peak
#221
in 1986
First recorded
1898
in U.S. data
Children named
33,900
since 1898
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #221 in 1986 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Dane first appears in American naming records in 1898, where it reads as a boys' name. It currently ranks #821 and is keeping its place. 1986 marked its high point, reaching #221. Over 33,900 have carried it since records began.