Dante
2025 SSA
About Dante
Though closely associated with the great medieval Florentine poet Dante Alighieri -- who's so famous most people skip the last name -- it's not as much of a one-man name as you might think. Heck, it's not even a one-poet name, thanks to British pre-Rapahaelite Dante Gabriel Rosetti. Though especially well used in the Italian-American community, it would make a striking name for any little boy.
Pronounced DAHN-tay.
As of October 2026, Dante ranked #308 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #200 in 1997, Nameberry popularity #129.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #315 | 1,108 | 576.8 |
| 2015 | #322 | 1,076 | 561.4 |
| 2016 | #344 | 1,010 | 532.2 |
| 2017 | #317 | 1,080 | 583.5 |
| 2018 | #315 | 1,073 | 590.8 |
| 2019 | #308 | 1,099 | 612.5 |
| 2020 | #301 | 1,110 | 643.1 |
| 2021 | #310 | 1,079 | 616.8 |
| 2022 | #310 | 1,084 | 620.8 |
| 2023 | #313 | 1,061 | 620.3 |
| 2024 | #322 | 1,067 | 619.3 |
| 2025 | #308 | 1,104 | 646.3 |
World rankings
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Dante on lists
Famous Dantes
- Dante Alighieri
Italian poet
- Dante Santiago Rosario
American football player
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
British Pre,Raphaelite painter
- (Alphonse) Dante Bichette
American baseball player
- Dante R. Basco
American actor
- Dante Exum
Australian basketball player
- Dante Bonfim Costa Santos
Brazilian footballer
- Dante de Blasio (b. 1997)
son of politician Bill de Blasio
- Dante Jordan Knight (b. 1999)
son of singer Jordan Knight
- Dante Taylor (b. 2001)
son of rapper Funkmaster Flex
- Dante Meloni (b. 2004)
son of actor Christopher Meloni
- Dante Aristizábal Martínez (b. 2009)
son of singer Juanes and actress Karen Martinez
- Dante DiFranco Napolitano (b. 2013)
son of singer Ani DiFranco and Mike Napolitano
- Dante Cambiasso (b. 2013)
son of footballer Esteban Cambiasso
- Dante Nilsson (b. 2015)
son of singers Maja Ivarsson and Fredrik Nilsson of The Sounds
- Damien Dante Wayans
American actor; son of actress Elvira Wayans
Dante in pop culture
- Dante
fictional character and Xoloitzcuintli dog in Pixar's 2017 animated film "Coco"
- Dante
character in Devil May Cry series
- Dante Hicks
character in the films "Clerks" (1994) and "Clerks II" (2006)
- Dante Quintana
character in "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
- Dante's Peak
" 1997 film
- Dante Ramon
character on TV's "The Flash"
- Dante
character in Aphmau's YouTube series
- Dante
female character in the anime Fullmetal Alchemist
- Dante Falconeri
character on TV's "General Hospital"