The first name Dante
A boy’s name from Italian.
Pronounced /ˈdɑnteɪ/ 2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
Borrowed from Italian Dànte, a reduced form of Durànte.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 84 boys were named Dante, making it the 462nd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2008, with 109 births (#353).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dante with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Dante at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,104 boys born in the United States were named Dante, the 308th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 1,670 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Dante in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Dante in Dutch, French, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish too.
Famous people named Dante
29 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Dante AlighieriFlorentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
- Dante Gabriel RossettiEnglish poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882)
- DanteBrazilian association football player, born 1983
- Dante BascoAmerican actor and rapper, born 1975
- Dante ExumAustralian basketball player (born 1995)
- Michael Dante DiMartinoAmerican animation director, born 1974
- Dante AmaralBrazilian volleyball player, born 1980
- Dante CunninghamAmerican basketball player (born 1987)
- Dante VanzeirBelgian association football player, born 1998
- Dante CaputoArgentine politician (1943-2018)
- Dante RigoBelgian professional football player, born 1998
- Dante FabbroCanadian ice hockey player, born 1998
More Italian boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Dante mean?
- Borrowed from Italian Dànte, a reduced form of Durànte.
- What is the origin of the name Dante?
- Borrowed from Italian Dànte, a reduced form of Durànte.
- How popular is the name Dante?
- In 2025, 84 boys born in England and Wales were named Dante, ranking 462nd. Its peak was 2008, with 109 births.
- Is Dante a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 52,053 US babies named Dante since 1880 were boys.
- When was Dante most popular?
- 1998 in the United States, when 1,670 babies were named Dante, its highest rank at 201st.
- How do you pronounce Dante?
- Dante is /ˈdɑnteɪ/, 2 syllables.