Masculine dossier · first seen 1898

Dane

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dane
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1986

Peak rank proxy

1,069

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1898Peak 19862024

Peak year

1986

Decline from peak

74.5%

2024

273

All-time

33,289

Dane has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1986, when 1,069 boys were named Dane.

In 2024, only 273 boys were given the name.

Down 74.5% from its peak.

All told, about 33,289 Americans have been named Dane and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1898.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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