Dante

DAHN-tay

Latin diminutive of Durant

"enduring"

Dante Origin and Meaning

The name Dante is a boy's name of Italian, Latin origin meaning "enduring".

Though closely associated with the great medieval Florentine poet Dante Alighieri -- who's so famous most people skip the last name -- it's not as much of a one-man name as you might think. Heck, it's not even a one-poet name, thanks to British pre-Rapahaelite Dante Gabriel Rosetti. Though especially well used in the Italian-American community, it would make a striking name for any little boy.

Dante Rank in US Top 1000

# 314 in the US

Dante Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 148 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Dante

• 314 US 2023
• 148 Nameberry 2025
• 341 Future 2028
• 492 England 2023
• 406 Germany 2016
• 139 Mexico 2021
• 54 Sweden 2024
• 19 Argentina 2021
• 25 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Dante

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Dante.

• Dimitri
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• Damien
• Dmitri
• Lucius
• Nikolai
• Damian
• Lucien
• Castiel
• Lucian
• Maximus
• Remus
• Ezekiel
• Damon
• Lorenzo
• Malachi
• Rafael
• Raphael
• Dorian
• Demetrius

Famous People Named Dante

• Dante Alighieri Italian poet
• Dante Santiago Rosario American football player
• Dante Gabriel Rossetti British Pre,Raphaelite painter
• (Alphonse) Dante Bichette American baseball player
• Dante R. Basco American actor
• Dante Exum Australian basketball player
• Dante Bonfim Costa Santos Brazilian footballer
• Dante de Blasio (b. 1997) son of politician Bill de Blasio
• Dante Jordan Knight (b. 1999) son of singer Jordan Knight
• Dante Taylor (b. 2001) son of rapper Funkmaster Flex
• Dante Meloni (b. 2004) son of actor Christopher Meloni
• Dante Aristizábal Martínez (b. 2009) son of singer Juanes and actress Karen Martinez
• Dante DiFranco Napolitano (b. 2013) son of singer Ani DiFranco and Mike Napolitano
• Dante Cambiasso (b. 2013) son of footballer Esteban Cambiasso
• Dante Nilsson (b. 2015) son of singers Maja Ivarsson and Fredrik Nilsson of The Sounds
• Damien Dante Wayans American actor; son of actress Elvira Wayans

The name Dante in Pop Culture

• Dante fictional character and Xoloitzcuintli dog in Pixar's 2017 animated film "Coco"
• Dante character in Devil May Cry series
• Dante Hicks character in the films "Clerks" (1994) and "Clerks II" (2006)
• Dante Quintana character in "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
• Dante's Peak " 1997 film
• Dante Ramon character on TV's "The Flash"
• Dante character in Aphmau's YouTube series
• Dante female character in the anime Fullmetal Alchemist
• Dante Falconeri character on TV's "General Hospital"

International Variations of the name Dante

• Durante Italian
• Duran Italian