Duke

#695 for boys in 2025, 390 births

Peak · boys
#533
2018 · 529 births
Debut · boys
1880
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
11,595
since 1880

Duke over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Duke has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #533, 2018boys
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.

Show data table
Yearboys
rankbirths
2025#695390
2024#704381
2023#683395
2022#676403
2021#652419
2020#633424
2019#541522
2018#533529
2017#541523
2016#558515
2015#601455
2014#668384
2013#722323
2012#1,145160
2011#1,198147
2010#1,245141
2009#1,73189
2008#1,543104
2007#1,61496
2006#1,61789
2005#1,75275
2004#1,95362
2003#1,67374
2002#1,88859
2001#2,00753
2000#1,89555
1999#1,82454
1998#1,95749
1997#1,67259
1996#1,98644
1995#1,64855
1994#1,49563
1993#1,31375
1992#1,41765
1991#1,82343
1990#1,46459
1989#1,59050
1988#1,29663
1987#1,31656
1986#1,83733
1985#1,67237
1984#1,63036
1983#1,42944
1982#1,46443
1981#1,50041
1980#1,37847
1979#1,05670
1978#1,57036
1977#1,54636
1976#1,34643
1975#1,30444
1974#1,13552
1973#1,02362
1972#1,06957
1971#94175
1970#90578
1969#88075
1968#92062
1967#83673
1966#79484
1965#87370
1964#79989
1963#764100
1962#86277
1961#91569
1960#77596
1959#738107
1958#79089
1957#719108
1956#714105
1955#79285
1954#83375
1953#98953
1952#1,02749
1951#1,00549
1950#88560
1949#1,14438
1948#89159
1947#1,05347
1946#1,04543
1945#1,10335
1944#1,25528
1943#98646
1942#1,03642
1941#93846
1940#95245
1939#99241
1938#92746
1937#92246
1936#1,02838
1935#1,45322
1934#1,26628
1933#1,18131
1932#1,65119
1931#1,06540
1930#1,23533
1929#1,56422
1928#1,11140
1927#1,04145
1926#1,06443
1925#1,02245
1924#1,22335
1923#1,42027
1922#1,10741
1921#1,32931
1920#1,25233
1919#1,06341
1918#1,09439
1917#1,03340
1916#1,05837
1915#1,08235
1914#1,49217
1913#1,17319
1912#1,02320
1911#85615
1910#85913
1909#89311
1908#74413
1907#1,3455
1906#1,2535
1905#1,0916
1904#8748
1903—
1902#9337
1901#1,0585
1900#78511
1899#7868
1898#7449
1897#7259
1896#1,1015
1895#8727
1894#1,0745
1893#9076
1892#9566
1891#9635
1890#8147
1889—
1888#7558
1887—
1886#9595
1885—
1884#9715
1883#8925
1882—
1881#8665
1880#7457
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Duke was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1881–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Duke is popular in 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedNHWashington: #429 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,156 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #445 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,222 boysMNIllinois: #610 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,729 boysILWisconsin: #441 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,340 boysWIMichigan: #508 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,868 boysMINew York: #546 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,546 boysNYMassachusetts: #570 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,041 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedRIOregon: #482 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,374 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedSDIowa: #401 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,795 boysIAIndiana: #437 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,264 boysINOhio: #366 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,849 boysOHPennsylvania: #850 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,158 boysPANew Jersey: #962 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,034 boysNJConnecticut: #458 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,776 boysCTCalifornia: #457 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 2,791 boysCAUtah: #320 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,300 boysUTColorado: #351 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,517 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedNEMissouri: #403 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,023 boysMOKentucky: #516 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,990 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedWVVirginia: #375 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,852 boysVAMaryland: #699 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,398 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedDEArizona: #567 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,419 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedNMKansas: #352 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,454 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedARTennessee: #403 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,973 boysTNNorth Carolina: #844 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,270 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #540 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,688 boysOKLouisiana: #701 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,808 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Duke, so not publishedALGeorgia: #546 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,262 boysGAHawaii: #172 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 548 boysHITexas: #566 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 3,643 boysTXFlorida: #844 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 6,389 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#172 · 1 in 548
  2. Utah#320 · 1 in 1,300
  3. Colorado#351 · 1 in 1,517
  4. Kansas#352 · 1 in 1,454
  5. Ohio#366 · 1 in 1,849

Best ever in a state: #64 in Hawaii, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#17271 in 548
Utah#320151 in 1,300
Colorado#351171 in 1,517
Kansas#352101 in 1,454
Ohio#366311 in 1,849
Virginia#375221 in 1,852
Iowa#40181 in 1,795
Missouri#403151 in 2,023
Tennessee#403181 in 1,973
Washington#429161 in 2,156
Indiana#437151 in 2,264
Wisconsin#441111 in 2,340
Minnesota#445121 in 2,222
California#457741 in 2,791
Connecticut#45851 in 2,776
Oregon#48271 in 2,374
Michigan#508161 in 2,868
Kentucky#51671 in 2,990
Oklahoma#54071 in 2,688
Georgia#546161 in 3,262
New York#546271 in 3,546
Texas#566481 in 3,643
Arizona#567101 in 3,419
Massachusetts#57071 in 4,041
Illinois#610161 in 3,729
Maryland#69961 in 4,398
Louisiana#70161 in 3,808
Florida#844151 in 6,389
North Carolina#84481 in 6,270
Pennsylvania#85081 in 7,158
New Jersey#96251 in 8,034
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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 Duke
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 9 spots since 2024 (#704 → #695)
  • 62 spots since 2020 (#633 → #695)
  • 94 spots since 2015 (#601 → #695)
  • Biggest jump: 601 spots in 1908 (#1,345 → #744)
  • Biggest drop: 273 spots in 1901 (#785 → #1,058)
Rise & fade · boys
138 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2018 at #533 (529 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 61 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 61 yrs · run 1953–1971
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,433
  • Highest: 1 in 3,433 boys born in 2018 were named Duke (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,380 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 31.9% of all boys named Duke (3,699) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s35#745 (1880)#865
1890s67#725 (1897)#894
1900s71#744 (1908)#997
1910s276#856 (1911)#1,073
1920s362#1,022 (1925)#1,213
1930s344#922 (1937)#1,172
1940s429#891 (1948)#1,040
1950s780#714 (1956)#849
1960s795#764 (1963)#842
1970s553#905 (1970)#1,190
1980s450#1,296 (1988)#1,511
1990s566#1,313 (1993)#1,660
2000s756#1,543 (2008)#1,767
2010s3,699#533 (2018)#775
2020s2,412#633 (2020)#674

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.

Duke in 2018

boys
#533
529 births · 1 in 3,433 boys

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #533Duke529
More about 2018

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 3,433 of them was named Duke, which outranked 96.2% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duke
  1. #530Taylor535
  2. #531Saul534
  3. #532Ayaan530
  4. #533Duke529
  5. #533Tatum529
  6. #535Danny525
  7. #536Ahmed523
  8. #536Emmitt523

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

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

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

See the top 100 for 2018 →