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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #102, 1933boys
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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 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #107 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 491 boysAKMaine: #88 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 499 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNHWashington: #146 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,022 boysWAIdaho: #147 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 743 boysIDMontana: #99 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 425 boysMTNorth Dakota: #107 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 556 boysNDMinnesota: #112 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 731 boysMNIllinois: #212 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,472 boysILWisconsin: #171 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,471 boysWIMichigan: #129 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 854 boysMINew York: #147 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 880 boysNYMassachusetts: #217 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,518 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedRIOregon: #153 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,023 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNVWyoming: #96 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 451 boysWYSouth Dakota: #96 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 440 boysSDIowa: #135 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 956 boysIAIndiana: #143 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,046 boysINOhio: #129 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 951 boysOHPennsylvania: #102 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 673 boysPANew Jersey: #154 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 982 boysNJConnecticut: #108 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 728 boysCTCalifornia: #249 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 1,738 boysCAUtah: #155 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 980 boysUTColorado: #145 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 822 boysCONebraska: #93 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 547 boysNEMissouri: #209 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,571 boysMOKentucky: #229 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,983 boysKYWest Virginia: #220 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,174 boysWVVirginia: #118 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 672 boysVAMaryland: #136 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 797 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedDEArizona: #188 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,012 boysAZNew Mexico: #187 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 880 boysNMKansas: #173 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,151 boysKSArkansas: #251 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,876 boysARTennessee: #409 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,218 boysTNNorth Carolina: #242 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,713 boysNCSouth Carolina: #241 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,522 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #69 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 278 boysDCOklahoma: #193 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,396 boysOKLouisiana: #220 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,144 boysLAMississippi: #358 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,161 boysMSAlabama: #226 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,478 boysALGeorgia: #246 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,778 boysGAHawaii: #70 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 266 boysHITexas: #299 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 2,014 boysTXFlorida: #172 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 934 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#69 · 1 in 278
  2. Hawaii#70 · 1 in 266
  3. Maine#88 · 1 in 499
  4. Nebraska#93 · 1 in 547
  5. South Dakota#96 · 1 in 440

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#69301 in 278
Hawaii#70221 in 266
Maine#88141 in 499
Nebraska#93191 in 547
South Dakota#96101 in 440
Wyoming#9651 in 451
Montana#99111 in 425
Pennsylvania#1021101 in 673
Alaska#10751 in 491
North Dakota#10781 in 556
Connecticut#108231 in 728
Minnesota#112351 in 731
Virginia#118471 in 672
Michigan#129771 in 854
Ohio#129811 in 951
Iowa#135191 in 956
Maryland#136271 in 797
Indiana#143381 in 1,046
Colorado#145221 in 822
Washington#146211 in 1,022
Idaho#14781 in 743
New York#1471301 in 880
Oregon#153141 in 1,023
New Jersey#154441 in 982
Utah#155131 in 980
Wisconsin#171201 in 1,471
Florida#172531 in 934
Kansas#173121 in 1,151
New Mexico#187101 in 880
Arizona#188171 in 1,012
Oklahoma#193131 in 1,396
Missouri#209211 in 1,571
Illinois#212531 in 1,472
Massachusetts#217141 in 2,518
Louisiana#220261 in 1,144
West Virginia#22061 in 2,174
Alabama#226181 in 1,478
Kentucky#229131 in 1,983
South Carolina#241141 in 1,522
North Carolina#242231 in 1,713
Georgia#246221 in 1,778
California#249831 in 1,738
Arkansas#25181 in 1,876
Texas#299521 in 2,014
Mississippi#35861 in 3,161
Tennessee#40961 in 5,218
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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 1973

girls
#4,871
11 births · 1 in 132,564 girls
boys
#176
1,334 births · 1 in 1,168 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #4,871Duane11

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #176Duane1,334
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 132,564 of them was named Duane, which outranked 50.3% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #4,586Yavonne12
  2. #4,586Yvonda12
  3. #4,586Zakiya12
  4. #4,871Duane11
  5. #4,871Adeana11
  6. #4,871Adora11
  7. #4,871Adrien11
  8. #5,191Abbi10
  9. #5,191Adenike10
  10. #5,191Adonia10

Tied with 319 names at #4,871; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 1,168 of them was named Duane, which outranked 97.0% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #173Calvin1,350
  2. #174Howard1,349
  3. #175Theodore1,342
  4. #176Duane1,334
  5. #177Edwin1,320
  6. #178Jorge1,319
  7. #179Ruben1,309
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →