Dante is a distinctive choice, ranked #462 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Dante in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#462
US Rank #308
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About the Name Dante
Dante has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 147 places in five years. It was most popular in 2006 at #324 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Dante is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Dante in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #322, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
โญ Famous People Named Dante
Dante (comedian) โ Dante is an American comedian, talent agent and activist from Ridgecrest, California.
Dante Bichette โ Alphonse Dante Bichette Sr. is an American former professional baseball player.
Dante Sonata โ Aprรจs une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata (French, 'After a Reading of Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata'; also known as the Dante Sonata) is a piano sonata in one movement, written by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt in 1849.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Dante
Unlikely. With around 84 UK babies named Dante per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Dante in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Dante has been fairly steady, ranked #462 in 2025 against #475 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #324 in 2006.
Dante is more popular in the US (#322) than in the UK (#622). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Dante include: Dante (comedian), Dante Bichette and Dante Sonata. Short summaries for each appear below.
Dante appears in the US top 500 at #322 in 2024 โ moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
84
UK babies named Dante (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 13 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Dante
Almost certainly the only Dante in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Aprรจs une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata (French, 'After a Reading of Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata'; also known as the Dante Sonata) is a piano sonata in one movement, written by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt in 1849.