How popular is the name Dane?

Dane ranks 546th among boys' names in US records, with 39,727 births since 1898. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,460.

Is Dane a unisex name?

No. Dane is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1986, when 1,177 children were given the name. It has been in use for 127 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Dayne, Dain. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#546 of boy names

Pronounced D EY1 N (ARPABET)

Dane is a boys' name, and first appears in 1898. It has been given to 39,727 children — the 546th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 56% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1986, when 1,177 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Dayne and Dain — because they are pronounced identically.

1986Boys: 1,177Girls: 11

These spellings sound identical to Dane and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Dane?: Dane ranks 546th among boys' names in US records, with 39,727 births since 1898. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,460.
Is Dane a unisex name?: No. Dane is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Dane most popular?: 1986, when 1,177 children were given the name. It has been in use for 127 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Dane spelled?: Dayne, Dain. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.