Dante: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Dante year by year

Dante climbs 18 places from 2024 (ranked 262nd then). Since 2020 (16 babies), the number of babies has risen by 31%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	244th	21
2024	262nd	19
2023	372nd	13
2022	284th	19
2021	351st	16
2020	333rd	16

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Dante since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Dante appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1997 on. The peak year is 2012, with 24 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (172 babies). Since 1980, about 434 children in Québec have been named Dante.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

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Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Dante in Québec in 2025?

21 boys were named Dante in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 244th rank among boy names.

Is Dante a popular name in Québec?

Dante ranks 244th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Dante given most often?

In 2012, with 24 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Dante a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Dante only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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