Dante

“Variant of Durante — enduring (from Latin durare, to endure)” — Italian, from Latin origin

Boy's name · #308 in the US (2025) · Trending

Dante is climbing: on the charts since 1908, it is ranked #308 in 2025, with about 1,100 boys given the name last year. Roughly 52,000 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: #37 in Sweden (2025) · #64 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Dantes

Dante Alighieri — Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti — English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882)
Dante — Brazilian association football player
Dante Basco — American actor and rapper
Dante Exum — Australian basketball player

In stories & tradition

Dante — Devil May Cry · Devil May Cry 2
Dante Hicks — View Askewniverse
Dante Falconeri — fictional human

What Dantes become

Among 587 notable people named Dante:

Sports figures appear 1.64× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dante, Brazilian association football player.

Similar names: Donte · Nicolas · Dallas · Vicente · Spencer · Dariel

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