Dante

Dante is a male given name: 99% of people named Dante are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Italy, Switzerland
US births since 1880: 42,856 male / 465 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Dante

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dante," in English, "Guten Tag Dante," in German. Dante is a male given name: about 99% of people named Dante are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Dante,

German

Guten Tag Dante,

French

Bonjour Dante,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dante:

Chinese

Dante您好：

Japanese

Dante様

English

Hi Dante,

German

Hi Dante,

French

Salut Dante,

Spanish

Hola Dante,

Chinese

Dante你好：

Japanese

Danteさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Dante by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	99%
Italy	uncommon	man's name	98%
Switzerland	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

42,856 male · 465 female · 43,321 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Dante a male or female name?

Dante is a male given name: 99% of people named Dante are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Dante in an email?

Is Dante a unisex name?

Dante is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Dante are men. Dante leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Dante a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dante (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_dante,
  title  = {Is Dante a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dante},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}