Names / Boy names
Dante
Current rank
#308
holding steady
All-time peak
#200
in 1997
First recorded
1908
in U.S. data
Children named
52,000
since 1908
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #200 in 1997 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Enduring (Italian, from Durante). Stateside, it was first recorded in 1908. 1997 marked its high point, reaching #200. As of the latest data it stands at #308, keeping its place. Across all years, more than 52,000 children have been named this.