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Dante

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

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

Dante has appeared in US records since 1908 — best rank #200 (1997) · 51,587 babies named Dante all-time · 1 in 1,500 boys born in 2025.

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 580 notable people named Dante:

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

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