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Dane

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What official birth registration shows about Dane: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Dane: Recorded since 1979, it reached #62 in 1984, and it stood at #829 in 2025.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2011

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2011 to 2011, ranging from #5785 to #5785.2011#5785#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2011#5785

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 32 of the 47 years from 1979 to 2025.

In 2025: #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2440 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1979–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1979

    First recorded at #88 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1979–1989

    Highest recorded position: #62 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1984 (recorded 1979–1989).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1979 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #62 in New South Wales, Australia in 1984.

Dane's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#24409HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#28137HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#30486HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#27307HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#33345HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#27287HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#199111HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#217210HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#202711HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#151116HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#22489HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#192011HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#111924HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#168813HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#94230HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#121820HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#96427HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#98725HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#76433HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#67838HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#67835HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#50947HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#43651HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#256110HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#261109HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#40056HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#42450HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#38658HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#30580HighVerified
1989New South Wales, Australiamale#80101InsufficientNot yet available
1988New South Wales, Australiamale#8697InsufficientNot yet available
1987New South Wales, Australiamale#9185InsufficientNot yet available
1986New South Wales, Australiamale#73100InsufficientNot yet available
1985New South Wales, Australiamale#72102InsufficientNot yet available
1984New South Wales, Australiamale#62137InsufficientNot yet available
1983New South Wales, Australiamale#66120InsufficientNot yet available
1982New South Wales, Australiamale#9481InsufficientNot yet available
1981New South Wales, Australiamale#72114InsufficientNot yet available
1980New South Wales, Australiamale#8393InsufficientNot yet available
1979New South Wales, Australiamale#8885InsufficientNot yet available
2002Northern Irelandmale#2813HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2434HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#2444HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#2404HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5845HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#6354HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#5415HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#7183HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#5405HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#6114HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#4128HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4735HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#29510HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4484HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3516HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#26610HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#2499HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#22610HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#3304HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#3823HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#2766HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#2635HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#2357HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#2387HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#18612HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#3233HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#16516HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#14523HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#2495HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#20310HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#2694HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#17414HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#2924HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Dane is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Dane, between 1979 and 2025, in 45 of those 47 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1979New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1980New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1981New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1982New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1983New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1984New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1985New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1986New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1987New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1988New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1989New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1984Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1988England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2001Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: highest position in 199819792025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New South Wales, Australia1979–198911#62 in 1984
Republic of Ireland1979–202532#145 in 1988
England and Wales1996–202529#256 in 2001
Northern Ireland1998–20024#240 in 1998

Its high point came 17 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1984) than in England and Wales (2001).

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What is known about Dane

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1979–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1979 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #62 in New South Wales, Australia in 1984. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.