Duane

Last seen for girls in 1989 at #10,847 · #2,572 for boys in 2025, 51 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1933 · 1,765 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
115,442
since 1885

Duane over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Duane has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #102, 1933boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,57251
2024—#2,07872
2023—#2,09770
2022—#2,09471
2021—#1,88481
2020—#1,87279
2019—#2,06270
2018—#1,85681
2017—#1,582102
2016—#1,484115
2015—#1,475113
2014—#1,576100
2013—#1,500108
2012—#1,328128
2011—#1,309130
2010—#1,331128
2009—#1,403121
2008—#1,137160
2007—#1,182149
2006—#1,137150
2005—#1,116147
2004—#1,016161
2003—#1,016155
2002—#906178
2001—#891177
2000—#859185
1999—#863175
1998—#769206
1997—#741203
1996—#686236
1995—#658252
1994—#645259
1993—#626269
1992—#563325
1991—#555333
1990—#521357
1989#10,8476#476401
1988—#459390
1987#7,9878#423428
1986#10,9125#397453
1985#8,3187#337566
1984—#336552
1983—#342531
1982—#321594
1981—#310612
1980#9,0956#288720
1979#7,3138#254829
1978—#247837
1977#6,8928#2131,048
1976—#2071,049
1975#4,85412#2071,042
1974#6,2588#1871,201
1973#4,87111#1761,334
1972#4,09114#1581,677
1971#3,94315#1671,615
1970#3,31119#1631,772
1969#4,19812#1561,887
1968#4,48910#1461,961
1967#3,08517#1392,110
1966#3,40014#1402,116
1965#3,95211#1352,274
1964#3,10817#1302,528
1963#4,27210#1302,594
1962#3,43814#1352,600
1961#3,46014#1322,734
1960#3,21215#1272,951
1959#3,43613#1262,965
1958#4,5208#1362,614
1957#2,82317#1362,621
1956#2,92916#1272,596
1955#3,57111#1352,345
1954#3,01914#1362,325
1953#3,68710#1322,338
1952#4,1238#1312,231
1951#3,10612#1302,146
1950#2,25319#1371,963
1949#3,17611#1371,997
1948#3,35010#1391,963
1947#2,35418#1352,092
1946#2,02421#1421,712
1945#1,74323#1371,582
1944#2,02718#1351,561
1943#1,79123#1381,622
1942#1,59227#1311,620
1941#1,50127#1291,535
1940#1,54925#1341,388
1939#1,47426#1181,494
1938#1,31631#1141,616
1937#1,30331#1151,630
1936#1,64021#1101,725
1935#1,66321#1051,830
1934#1,65121#1041,837
1933#1,65821#1021,765
1932#1,95717#1051,710
1931#1,54924#1041,728
1930#1,70322#1201,520
1929#1,48727#1371,246
1928#2,19416#1411,212
1927#1,61926#1471,082
1926#2,35115#160963
1925#2,01819#170896
1924#1,99220#176815
1923#2,73212#190725
1922—#209625
1921#3,4009#240546
1920#4,3986#257455
1919—#315311
1918#3,8697#329303
1917#2,87910#388209
1916#3,2588#375215
1915#3,7956#382196
1914#3,1886#449114
1913—#48779
1912—#46174
1911—#58427
1910—#55626
1909—#57421
1908—#82511
1907—#63416
1906—#75211
1905—#1,2335
1904—#68612
1903—#55016
1902—#1,0136
1901——
1900—#1,1626
1899—#1,0515
1898—#8857
1897—#1,0575
1896—#1,1015
1895——
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1893—#7688
1892——
1891—#9635
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1887—#9215
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1885—#9365
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First appearance
1885

The first year at least five boys were named Duane! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1885–1892, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Duane is popular in 1918

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedWAIdaho: #160 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 796 boysIDMontana: #144 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 799 boysMTNorth Dakota: #110 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 485 boysNDMinnesota: #169 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,198 boysMNIllinois: #248 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,731 boysILWisconsin: #167 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,169 boysWIMichigan: #132 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 819 boysMINew York: #285 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,904 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #125 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 580 boysSDIowa: #161 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,010 boysIAIndiana: #276 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,923 boysINOhio: #262 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,199 boysOHPennsylvania: #318 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,400 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #249 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,164 boysCAUtah: #157 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 672 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedCONebraska: #129 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 667 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNMKansas: #182 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,228 boysKSArkansas: #395 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,243 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#110 · 1 in 485
  2. South Dakota#125 · 1 in 580
  3. Nebraska#129 · 1 in 667
  4. Michigan#132 · 1 in 819
  5. Montana#144 · 1 in 799

Best ever in a state: #7 in North Dakota, 1933.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#110141 in 485
South Dakota#125101 in 580
Nebraska#129171 in 667
Michigan#132401 in 819
Montana#14471 in 799
Utah#15771 in 672
Idaho#16051 in 796
Iowa#161201 in 1,010
Wisconsin#167191 in 1,169
Minnesota#169171 in 1,198
Kansas#182121 in 1,228
Illinois#248201 in 2,731
California#249101 in 2,164
Ohio#262151 in 3,199
Indiana#27681 in 2,923
New York#285231 in 3,904
Pennsylvania#318161 in 5,400
Arkansas#39551 in 3,243
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Duane
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 494 spots since 2024 (#2,078 → #2,572)
  • 700 spots since 2020 (#1,872 → #2,572)
  • 1,097 spots since 2015 (#1,475 → #2,572)
  • Biggest jump: 481 spots in 1906 (#1,233 → #752)
  • Biggest drop: 547 spots in 1905 (#686 → #1,233)
Rise & fade · boys
48 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 1933 at #102 (1,765 births)
  • Births halved by 1978, 45 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 104 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1906–2002
Share of babies · boys
1 in 562
  • Highest: 1 in 562 boys born in 1933 were named Duane (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 33,492 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 20.9% of all boys named Duane (24,144) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s10#921 (1887)#929
1890s35#768 (1893)#971
1900s104#550 (1903)#825
1910s1,554#315 (1919)#433
1920s8,565#137 (1929)#183
1930s16,855#102 (1933)#110
1940s17,072#129 (1941)#136
1950s24,144#126 (1959)#133
1960s23,755#127 (1960)#137
1970s12,404#158 (1972)#198
1980s5,247#288 (1980)#369
1990s2,615#521 (1990)#663
2000s1,583#859 (2000)#1,066
2010s1,075#1,309 (2011)#1,550
2020s424#1,872 (2020)#2,100

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Duane in 1918

girls
#3,869
7 births · 1 in 165,376 girls
boys
#329
303 births · 1 in 3,345 boys

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #3,869Duane7

Top boys' names in 1918

  1. #1John56,558
  2. #2William45,291
  3. #3James42,115
  4. #4Robert40,619
  5. #5Charles26,921
  6. #6George26,318
  7. #7Joseph26,261
  8. #8Edward19,489
  9. #9Frank17,018
  10. #10Thomas13,910
  11. #329Duane303
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 165,376 of them was named Duane, which outranked 30.7% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #3,512Zenith8
  2. #3,512Zenna8
  3. #3,512Zonia8
  4. #3,869Duane7
  5. #3,869Aaron7
  6. #3,869Adrianna7
  7. #3,869Aileene7
  8. #4,291Abby6
  9. #4,291Adelphia6
  10. #4,291Affie6

Tied with 421 names at #3,869; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 3,345 of them was named Duane, which outranked 93.2% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #326Russel305
  2. #327Ned304
  3. #327Orval304
  4. #329Duane303
  5. #330Ellsworth300
  6. #331Barney299
  7. #332Tommy297
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 600Quinton#1,092 → #492
  2. ↑ 542Pershing#876 → #334
  3. ↑ 480Quentin#723 → #243
  4. ↑ 440Issac#1,264 → #824
  5. ↑ 339Furman#1,092 → #753
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Bernhard#900 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 424Edson#919 → #1,343
  3. ↓ 394Gasper#919 → #1,313
  4. ↓ 352Berton#934 → #1,286
  5. ↓ 346Ishmael#997 → #1,343

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1918 →