Dain
Dain was the 6197th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1115th with 62 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,098 places. More babies were named Dain in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Dane) a Dane (person from Denmark) · English, Old Norse
- Rank in 2025
- #6,197 boys, up 6,242 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197862 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,997babies recorded
What does the name Dain mean?
Dain is a spelling of Dane, pronounced the same way, so it shares Dane's meaning and origin.
Dane is an English surname from the ethnic term Dane, a person from Denmark, from Middle English Dane, Old Norse Danir and Old English Dene, as Wiktionary notes; it can also be a variant of Dean. As a first name it is a 20th-century transfer, like Scott or Norman. The origin of the people's name, Proto-Germanic *daniz, is uncertain.
Danir (Old Norse, “the Danes”)Dene (Old English, “the Danes”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Dean, Dana, Daine.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Dane', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Dain popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,197 | 14 |
| 2020 | #12,439 | 5 |
| 2010 | #4,014 | 25 |
| 2000 | #2,092 | 48 |
| 1990 | #1,520 | 56 |
| 1980 | #1,863 | 30 |
| 1970 | #1,377 | 37 |
| 1960 | #2,721 | 10 |
| 1950 | #3,089 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dain, counting every spelling?
Dain is a spelling of Dane, a name family that ranked #749 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,197 for Dain on its own. Together these spellings went to 334 boys in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dain?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dain (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dain born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dain.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dain?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Dain are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 24 and 48. That makes Dain mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dain: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dain, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dain
What does Dain mean?
Dain is a spelling of Dane, which means “a Dane (person from Denmark)” (English, Old Norse origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Dain?
Dain was the 6197th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1115th with 62 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,098 places. More babies were named Dain in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Dain a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dain in the US.