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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • 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: #261 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,432 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #156 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,209 boysNDMinnesota: #158 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,638 boysMNIllinois: #331 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,106 boysILWisconsin: #211 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,311 boysWIMichigan: #180 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,509 boysMINew York: #291 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 2,521 boysNYMassachusetts: #323 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,181 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedRIOregon: #235 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,122 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #164 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,070 boysSDIowa: #297 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,253 boysIAIndiana: #184 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,801 boysINOhio: #244 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,635 boysOHPennsylvania: #212 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,110 boysPANew Jersey: #357 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,666 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #376 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 3,532 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedUTColorado: #213 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,675 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNEMissouri: #213 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,838 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedWVVirginia: #281 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,518 boysVAMaryland: #343 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,266 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedDEArizona: #286 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,146 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNMKansas: #234 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,987 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #500 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,413 boysNCSouth Carolina: #350 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,003 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #183 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 968 boysDCOklahoma: #310 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,871 boysOKLouisiana: #319 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,223 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedALGeorgia: #394 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,055 boysGAHawaii: #201 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 996 boysHITexas: #504 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 5,149 boysTXFlorida: #377 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,477 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#156 · 1 in 1,209
  2. Minnesota#158 · 1 in 1,638
  3. South Dakota#164 · 1 in 1,070
  4. Michigan#180 · 1 in 1,509
  5. District of Columbia#183 · 1 in 968

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#15651 in 1,209
Minnesota#158201 in 1,638
South Dakota#16451 in 1,070
Michigan#180431 in 1,509
District of Columbia#18381 in 968
Indiana#184221 in 1,801
Hawaii#20171 in 996
Wisconsin#211151 in 2,311
Pennsylvania#212371 in 2,110
Colorado#213151 in 1,675
Missouri#213201 in 1,838
Kansas#23491 in 1,987
Oregon#23591 in 2,122
Ohio#244301 in 2,635
Washington#261131 in 2,432
Virginia#281141 in 2,518
Arizona#286111 in 2,146
New York#291461 in 2,521
Iowa#29751 in 4,253
Oklahoma#31091 in 2,871
Louisiana#319171 in 2,223
Massachusetts#32371 in 5,181
Illinois#331271 in 3,106
Maryland#34361 in 4,266
South Carolina#35071 in 3,003
New Jersey#357121 in 3,666
California#376581 in 3,532
Florida#377191 in 3,477
Georgia#394101 in 4,055
North Carolina#50061 in 6,413
Texas#504281 in 5,149
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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 1982

boys
#321
594 births · 1 in 3,055 boys

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #321Duane594
More about 1982

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 3,055 of them was named Duane, which outranked 95.6% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #318Angelo608
  2. #319Kenny598
  3. #320Branden597
  4. #321Duane594
  5. #321Lewis594
  6. #323Allan589
  7. #323Nickolas589
  8. #323Rocky589

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

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →