Baby name

Dane

Boy

Classic name

Dane peaked in 1986, when 1 baby in 3,327 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 116 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 819.

33,593births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 221rank at its peak, in 1986

Where babies named Dane are born

1986

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Dane is most common in Hawaii (5.5 times), Utah (2.5) and Washington (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Dale 278,156
Duane 115,442
Dan 106,554
Dave 64,378
Zane 56,664
Dana 53,287

Names from the same era

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