Dune
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Dune is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “sand hill”. In 2025 it ranked 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Dune mean?
English: English word, via Middle Dutch dune
“sand hill”
From the English word for a sand hill; Frank Herbert's 1965 science-fiction novel Dune made it famous.
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Is Dune a girl's or a boy's name?
Dune is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dune in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Dune, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 2016.
Half of all the boys named Dune in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dune in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
Names like Dune
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