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Dane

Boy English #903 in 2023

Dane is a boy name of English origin.

Meaning of Dane

Or from the ethnic term Dane (like Scott or Norman). From Dane, from danir or Dene. Both forms ultimately descend from daniz.

Popularity of Dane

Popularity, 1898–2023

257 births in 2023

1898 2023

33,016 U.S. births recorded from 1898–2023.

Peak year

1986

1,069 babies

First recorded

1898

125 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

God is my judge

Boy · Scottish Gaelic

Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Dòmhnall and reinforced by Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Domnall, from Dubnowalos

Girl · Ancient Greek

The English form of Dorothea, the name of a legendary saint, from Δωροθέα, from t=gift + t=god

Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

Girl · Italian

A 19th-century invention from the - noun donna; also interpreted as a feminine form of Donald

From Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from, from gloss=broom shrub + gloss=hill, dune

Popular from the 1940s to the 1970s, first in the USA, then in the UK

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.