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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #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
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1891—#9635
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1887—#9215
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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 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #141 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 734 boysAKMaine: 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: #237 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,222 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #198 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,319 boysMNIllinois: #314 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,880 boysILWisconsin: #178 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,856 boysWIMichigan: #180 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,433 boysMINew York: #224 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,631 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedRIOregon: #206 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,805 boysORNevada: #172 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,056 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #93 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 473 boysSDIowa: #221 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,509 boysIAIndiana: #210 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,087 boysINOhio: #160 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,407 boysOHPennsylvania: #170 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,532 boysPANew Jersey: #288 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,671 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #350 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 3,152 boysCAUtah: #220 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,756 boysUTColorado: #362 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,800 boysCONebraska: #229 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,117 boysNEMissouri: #297 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,113 boysMOKentucky: #301 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,514 boysKYWest Virginia: #143 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,164 boysWVVirginia: #185 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,355 boysVAMaryland: #213 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,671 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedDEArizona: #222 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,408 boysAZNew Mexico: #234 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,254 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedARTennessee: #339 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,724 boysTNNorth Carolina: #415 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,797 boysNCSouth Carolina: #274 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,954 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #203 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,126 boysDCOklahoma: #334 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,278 boysOKLouisiana: #345 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,437 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedALGeorgia: #346 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,942 boysGAHawaii: #180 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 865 boysHITexas: #462 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 4,448 boysTXFlorida: #344 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,988 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#93 · 1 in 473
  2. Alaska#141 · 1 in 734
  3. West Virginia#143 · 1 in 1,164
  4. Ohio#160 · 1 in 1,407
  5. Pennsylvania#170 · 1 in 1,532

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#93121 in 473
Alaska#14151 in 734
West Virginia#143121 in 1,164
Ohio#160581 in 1,407
Pennsylvania#170501 in 1,532
Nevada#17251 in 1,056
Wisconsin#178191 in 1,856
Hawaii#18081 in 865
Michigan#180471 in 1,433
Virginia#185251 in 1,355
Minnesota#198141 in 2,319
District of Columbia#20371 in 1,126
Oregon#206111 in 1,805
Indiana#210201 in 2,087
Maryland#213141 in 1,671
Utah#220111 in 1,756
Iowa#22191 in 2,509
Arizona#222161 in 1,408
New York#224691 in 1,631
Nebraska#22961 in 2,117
New Mexico#23491 in 1,254
Washington#237141 in 2,222
South Carolina#274111 in 1,954
New Jersey#288161 in 2,671
Missouri#297121 in 3,113
Kentucky#30181 in 3,514
Illinois#314301 in 2,880
Oklahoma#33471 in 3,278
Tennessee#33991 in 3,724
Florida#344201 in 2,988
Louisiana#345151 in 2,437
Georgia#346141 in 2,942
California#350611 in 3,152
Colorado#36261 in 3,800
North Carolina#41581 in 4,797
Texas#462301 in 4,448
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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 1980

girls
#9,095
6 births · 1 in 276,718 girls
boys
#288
720 births · 1 in 2,478 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #9,095Duane6

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #288Duane720
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 276,718 of them was named Duane, which outranked 25.2% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #8,178Zanetta7
  2. #8,178Zelma7
  3. #8,178Zenda7
  4. #9,095Duane6
  5. #9,095Abigael6
  6. #9,095Adalia6
  7. #9,095Adama6
  8. #10,392Abbegail5
  9. #10,392Abel5
  10. #10,392Abelina5

Tied with 1,296 names at #9,095; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 2,478 of them was named Duane, which outranked 96.1% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #285Wade735
  2. #286Norman725
  3. #287Spencer721
  4. #288Duane720
  5. #288Drew720
  6. #290Vernon707
  7. #291Ethan706
  8. #292Morgan702

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →