Dane
Last seen for girls in 2019 at #15,539 · #819 for boys in 2025, 301 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1986 · 1,069 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 33,593since 1898
Dane over time
Rank among boys' names. Dane has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #819 | 301 | |
| 2024 | — | #873 | 276 | |
| 2023 | — | #901 | 258 | |
| 2022 | — | #867 | 277 | |
| 2021 | — | #834 | 285 | |
| 2020 | — | #833 | 273 | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #872 | 253 |
| 2018 | — | #748 | 315 | |
| 2017 | — | #752 | 313 | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #695 | 355 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #630 | 424 |
| 2014 | — | #623 | 423 | |
| 2013 | — | #550 | 482 | |
| 2012 | — | #476 | 573 | |
| 2011 | — | #469 | 574 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #411 | 684 |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #371 | 818 |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #349 | 918 |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 | #339 | 949 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #392 | 762 |
| 2005 | — | #456 | 560 | |
| 2004 | — | #469 | 537 | |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #437 | 574 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #456 | 534 |
| 2001 | — | #441 | 549 | |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #423 | 583 |
| 1999 | — | #428 | 545 | |
| 1998 | — | #481 | 455 | |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 | #442 | 505 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #435 | 517 |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #442 | 517 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #436 | 521 |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #430 | 516 |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | #410 | 552 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #392 | 580 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #334 | 739 |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #338 | 682 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #299 | 760 |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | #285 | 757 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #221 | 1,069 |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #230 | 1,003 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #306 | 637 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #252 | 831 |
| 1982 | #5,209 | 13 | #419 | 398 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #454 | 334 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #468 | 321 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #437 | 337 |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | #505 | 259 |
| 1977 | — | #652 | 167 | |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | #652 | 157 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #645 | 160 |
| 1974 | — | #608 | 174 | |
| 1973 | — | #542 | 207 | |
| 1972 | — | #558 | 205 | |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #568 | 205 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #527 | 235 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #489 | 247 |
| 1968 | — | #475 | 255 | |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #505 | 221 |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #567 | 179 |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #522 | 215 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #431 | 342 |
| 1963 | — | #448 | 316 | |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #473 | 281 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | #470 | 299 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #468 | 288 |
| 1959 | — | #421 | 357 | |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #462 | 287 |
| 1957 | — | #415 | 353 | |
| 1956 | — | #442 | 291 | |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #489 | 225 |
| 1954 | — | #429 | 280 | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #532 | 179 |
| 1952 | — | #507 | 189 | |
| 1951 | — | #534 | 161 | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #549 | 151 |
| 1949 | — | #527 | 160 | |
| 1948 | — | #557 | 144 | |
| 1947 | — | #509 | 176 | |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #542 | 139 |
| 1945 | — | #736 | 69 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,235 | 29 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,343 | 27 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,799 | 16 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,411 | 23 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,251 | 29 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,879 | 14 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,818 | 15 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,576 | 19 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,417 | 22 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,538 | 20 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,323 | 26 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,644 | 18 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,426 | 24 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,651 | 9 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,644 | 20 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,960 | 16 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,561 | 24 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,605 | 22 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,201 | 35 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,727 | 21 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,614 | 11 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,952 | 17 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,448 | 27 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,052 | 16 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,665 | 10 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,905 | 17 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,732 | 9 | |
| 1916 | — | #3,177 | 7 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,273 | 7 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
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| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Dane! It came in at #1,121, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1898–1907, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Dane is popular in 1994
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#142 · 1 in 638
- Montana#177 · 1 in 853
- Wisconsin#186 · 1 in 1,314
- Minnesota#186 · 1 in 1,386
- Nevada#212 · 1 in 1,063
Best ever in a state: #68 in Hawaii, 1983.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #142 | 10 | 1 in 638 |
| Montana | #177 | 5 | 1 in 853 |
| Minnesota | #186 | 21 | 1 in 1,386 |
| Wisconsin | #186 | 23 | 1 in 1,314 |
| Nevada | #212 | 9 | 1 in 1,063 |
| Utah | #238 | 12 | 1 in 1,451 |
| Nebraska | #242 | 6 | 1 in 1,661 |
| Washington | #247 | 22 | 1 in 1,533 |
| Colorado | #248 | 16 | 1 in 1,520 |
| Idaho | #254 | 5 | 1 in 1,392 |
| Pennsylvania | #256 | 34 | 1 in 2,158 |
| Iowa | #279 | 8 | 1 in 2,119 |
| Oregon | #280 | 10 | 1 in 1,914 |
| Kentucky | #287 | 9 | 1 in 2,606 |
| Michigan | #306 | 26 | 1 in 2,401 |
| Missouri | #332 | 12 | 1 in 2,893 |
| Kansas | #342 | 6 | 1 in 2,582 |
| Louisiana | #358 | 13 | 1 in 2,162 |
| Ohio | #375 | 20 | 1 in 3,675 |
| Connecticut | #390 | 5 | 1 in 3,953 |
| Indiana | #390 | 10 | 1 in 3,764 |
| Arizona | #429 | 9 | 1 in 3,548 |
| New Jersey | #430 | 12 | 1 in 4,213 |
| California | #433 | 66 | 1 in 4,043 |
| Florida | #456 | 23 | 1 in 3,715 |
| Virginia | #496 | 9 | 1 in 4,554 |
| North Carolina | #506 | 9 | 1 in 4,971 |
| Massachusetts | #512 | 5 | 1 in 7,725 |
| Illinois | #527 | 18 | 1 in 4,691 |
| Maryland | #547 | 5 | 1 in 6,014 |
| New York | #547 | 23 | 1 in 5,471 |
| Tennessee | #605 | 5 | 1 in 6,920 |
| Texas | #646 | 23 | 1 in 6,659 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
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| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Dane
- 54 spots since 2024 (#873 → #819)
- 14 spots since 2020 (#833 → #819)
- 189 spots since 2015 (#630 → #819)
- Biggest jump: 499 spots in 1945 (#1,235 → #736)
- Biggest drop: 124 spots in 2019 (#748 → #872)
- Debuted 1898
- Peaked 1986 at #221 (1,069 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1945–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,723 boys born in 1986 were named Dane (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,675 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 20.2% of all boys named Dane (6,792) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,121 (1898) | #1,121 |
| 1900s | 6 | #1,217 (1908) | #1,217 |
| 1910s | 73 | #1,905 (1918) | #2,549 |
| 1920s | 199 | #1,201 (1925) | #1,871 |
| 1930s | 187 | #1,323 (1934) | #1,692 |
| 1940s | 812 | #509 (1947) | #991 |
| 1950s | 2,473 | #415 (1957) | #478 |
| 1960s | 2,643 | #431 (1964) | #485 |
| 1970s | 2,106 | #437 (1979) | #569 |
| 1980s | 6,792 | #221 (1986) | #327 |
| 1990s | 5,447 | #334 (1990) | #423 |
| 2000s | 6,784 | #339 (2007) | #413 |
| 2010s | 4,396 | #411 (2010) | #623 |
| 2020s | 1,670 | #819 (2025) | #855 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dane in 1994
Top girls' names in 1994
Top boys' names in 1994
More about 1994
girls
1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 198,417 of them was named Dane, which outranked 44.1% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #8,122Ziomara10
- #8,122Zofia10
- #8,122Zykia10
- #8,804Dane9
- #8,804Aalliyah9
- #8,804Aarin9
- #8,804Aasha9
- #9,586Aaliyan8
- #9,586Abagale8
- #9,586Abbye8
Tied with 781 names at #8,804; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 3,708 of them was named Dane, which outranked 95.7% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.