Dane

English

"from Denmark"

Dane Origin and Meaning

The name Dane is a boy's name of English origin meaning "from Denmark".

Dane is a more masculine Dana alternative, with added style edge. Dane has been on the US Top 1000 for more than seventy years, having entered the list in 1945.

Dane makes a great middle name, as evidenced by January Jones' use of it for son Xander Dane.

Dane Rank in US Top 1000

# 898 in the US

Dane Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 769 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Dane

• 898 US 2023
• 769 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Dane

• Dane DeHaan American actor
• Dane Aaron Rumble New Zealand singer of group Fast Crew
• Dane Jeffrey Cook American comedian/actor
• Dane Fletcher American NFL football player
• Dane Sanzenbacher American NFL football player
• Dane David De La Rosa American baseball player
• Dane Boedigheimer American web filmmaker of Annoying Orange
• Dane William DeHaan American actor
• Dane Clark (born Bernard Zanville) American actor
• Dane Leon Bowers English R&B singer,songwriter of group Another Level
• Dane Swan Australian rules footballer
• Dane Chisholm Australian rugby league player
• Dane Williams child of Brady and Robyn Williams of the TLC show "My Five Wives"

The name Dane in Pop Culture

• Saint Dane character in D.J. MacHale's Pendragon series
• Dane O'Neill character in Colleen McCullough's "The Thorn Birds"

International Variations of the name Dane

• Danek German