Dane
Boy4 letters
#829
in Ireland (2025)
#787 with spellings combined
3
babies in 2025
#145
best rank (1988)
222
babies since 1979
Down 88
10-year rank change
Dane through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #787 |
| 2023 | 5 | #558 |
| 2018 | 4 | #597 |
| 2016 | 5 | #541 |
| 2015 | 3 | #699 |
| 2012 | 3 | #718 |
| 2011 | 5 | #540 |
| 2010 | 4 | #611 |
| 2008 | 8 | #412 |
| 2007 | 5 | #473 |
| 2006 | 10 | #296 |
| 2005 | 4 | #448 |
| 2004 | 6 | #352 |
| 2003 | 10 | #266 |
| 2002 | 9 | #249 |
| 2001 | 10 | #226 |
| 2000 | 5 | #312 |
| 1999 | 4 | #330 |
| 1997 | 3 | #382 |
| 1996 | 6 | #276 |
| 1994 | 5 | #263 |
| 1993 | 7 | #235 |
| 1992 | 7 | #238 |
| 1991 | 12 | #186 |
| 1990 | 3 | #323 |
| 1989 | 16 | #165 |
| 1988 | 23 | #145 |
| 1987 | 5 | #249 |
| 1986 | 10 | #203 |
| 1985 | 4 | #269 |
| 1984 | 14 | #174 |
| 1979 | 4 | #292 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Dane yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Dane | 3 | 222 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #240 (1998); 15 babies since 1998.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.