How Many People Are Named Dane?
An estimated 31,184 people in the United States have the first name Dane. It is predominantly male (98.9%). The average bearer is 34 years old, and Dane peaked in popularity in 1986 with 1,080 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dane as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dane paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Dane is overwhelmingly male, 386 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
31,184
About 1 in 10,991 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
98.9% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1986
1,080 births
Total Registered
33,675
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dane
Dane is predominantly male (98.9%), though 386 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dane as a male name
Ranked #880 in 2024
273 male births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (1,069 births)
Dane as a female name
Ranked #16,101 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1987 (19 births)
Dane: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dane span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 6,898 babies were registered. Dane has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dane by Decade
How has Dane tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dane by State
Birth registrations for Dane span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine. On average, about 605 Danes were registered per state.
Dane + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dane as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dane
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dane: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dane?
We estimate approximately 31,184 people named Dane are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 10,991 Americans share this first name.
Is Dane a common name?
Dane is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 33,675 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dane most popular?
Dane reached peak popularity in 1986, when 1,080 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dane is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dane a male name?
Dane is predominantly male. 98.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dane Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dane Smith, Dane Johnson, Dane Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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