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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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——
1894——
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 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #80 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 348 boysAKMaine: #167 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,402 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #110 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 784 boysNHWashington: #160 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,125 boysWAIdaho: #145 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 879 boysIDMontana: #137 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 789 boysMTNorth Dakota: #144 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 891 boysNDMinnesota: #133 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,066 boysMNIllinois: #223 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,660 boysILWisconsin: #161 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,531 boysWIMichigan: #133 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 932 boysMINew York: #166 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 997 boysNYMassachusetts: #252 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,002 boysMARhode Island: #123 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 877 boysRIOregon: #206 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,749 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #162 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,010 boysSDIowa: #177 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,624 boysIAIndiana: #147 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,156 boysINOhio: #151 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,211 boysOHPennsylvania: #150 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,178 boysPANew Jersey: #178 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,263 boysNJConnecticut: #166 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,230 boysCTCalifornia: #268 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 1,924 boysCAUtah: #305 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,925 boysUTColorado: #261 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,179 boysCONebraska: #141 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 951 boysNEMissouri: #253 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,510 boysMOKentucky: #202 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,659 boysKYWest Virginia: #258 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,853 boysWVVirginia: #161 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,050 boysVAMaryland: #156 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 941 boysMDDelaware: #79 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 425 boysDEArizona: #174 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 930 boysAZNew Mexico: #172 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 790 boysNMKansas: #206 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,734 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedARTennessee: #329 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,192 boysTNNorth Carolina: #247 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,833 boysNCSouth Carolina: #439 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,137 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #63 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 343 boysDCOklahoma: #389 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,971 boysOKLouisiana: #336 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,200 boysLAMississippi: #322 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,397 boysMSAlabama: #388 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,829 boysALGeorgia: #330 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,704 boysGAHawaii: #163 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 704 boysHITexas: #360 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,736 boysTXFlorida: #244 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,725 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#63 · 1 in 343
  2. Delaware#79 · 1 in 425
  3. Alaska#80 · 1 in 348
  4. New Hampshire#110 · 1 in 784
  5. Rhode Island#123 · 1 in 877

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#63231 in 343
Delaware#7981 in 425
Alaska#8091 in 348
New Hampshire#11071 in 784
Rhode Island#12361 in 877
Michigan#133691 in 932
Minnesota#133271 in 1,066
Montana#13771 in 789
Nebraska#141121 in 951
North Dakota#14461 in 891
Idaho#14591 in 879
Indiana#147351 in 1,156
Pennsylvania#150631 in 1,178
Ohio#151641 in 1,211
Maryland#156231 in 941
Washington#160231 in 1,125
Virginia#161311 in 1,050
Wisconsin#161211 in 1,531
South Dakota#16251 in 1,010
Hawaii#16391 in 704
Connecticut#166131 in 1,230
New York#1661141 in 997
Maine#16751 in 1,402
New Mexico#172121 in 790
Arizona#174201 in 930
Iowa#177131 in 1,624
New Jersey#178331 in 1,263
Kentucky#202171 in 1,659
Kansas#20691 in 1,734
Oregon#206101 in 1,749
Illinois#223491 in 1,660
Florida#244291 in 1,725
North Carolina#247211 in 1,833
Massachusetts#252111 in 3,002
Missouri#253141 in 2,510
West Virginia#25851 in 2,853
Colorado#26191 in 2,179
California#268861 in 1,924
Utah#30561 in 2,925
Mississippi#32281 in 2,397
Tennessee#329101 in 3,192
Georgia#330141 in 2,704
Louisiana#336151 in 2,200
Texas#360411 in 2,736
Alabama#38871 in 3,829
Oklahoma#38951 in 3,971
South Carolina#43951 in 4,137
Arkansas———
Nevada———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1977

girls
#6,892
8 births · 1 in 191,643 girls
boys
#213
1,048 births · 1 in 1,568 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #6,892Duane8

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #213Duane1,048
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 191,643 of them was named Duane, which outranked 39.2% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #6,340Yuri9
  2. #6,340Yvetta9
  3. #6,340Zora9
  4. #6,892Duane8
  5. #6,892Aarti8
  6. #6,892Abimbola8
  7. #6,892Adenike8
  8. #7,567Adel7
  9. #7,567Adonna7
  10. #7,567Adora7

Tied with 674 names at #6,892; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 1,568 of them was named Duane, which outranked 96.9% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #210Damian1,054
  2. #211Micah1,051
  3. #212Dominic1,049
  4. #213Duane1,048
  5. #214Clint1,043
  6. #215Rafael1,033
  7. #216Howard1,017
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →