Duncan
Last seen for girls in 2015 at #16,419 · #1,123 for boys in 2025, 190 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1997 · 644 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 21,219since 1880
Duncan over time
Rank among boys' names. Duncan has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,123 | 190 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,103 | 195 | |
| 2023 | — | #930 | 244 | |
| 2022 | — | #913 | 253 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,016 | 216 | |
| 2020 | — | #982 | 217 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,013 | 205 | |
| 2018 | — | #915 | 235 | |
| 2017 | — | #869 | 251 | |
| 2016 | — | #806 | 286 | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #790 | 294 |
| 2014 | — | #800 | 287 | |
| 2013 | — | #823 | 262 | |
| 2012 | — | #830 | 263 | |
| 2011 | — | #800 | 275 | |
| 2010 | — | #708 | 329 | |
| 2009 | — | #735 | 318 | |
| 2008 | — | #716 | 324 | |
| 2007 | — | #764 | 288 | |
| 2006 | — | #656 | 351 | |
| 2005 | — | #617 | 359 | |
| 2004 | — | #566 | 402 | |
| 2003 | — | #543 | 421 | |
| 2002 | — | #487 | 472 | |
| 2001 | — | #474 | 500 | |
| 2000 | — | #447 | 530 | |
| 1999 | — | #410 | 576 | |
| 1998 | — | #386 | 641 | |
| 1997 | — | #378 | 644 | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #444 | 505 |
| 1995 | — | #473 | 456 | |
| 1994 | — | #512 | 388 | |
| 1993 | — | #567 | 326 | |
| 1992 | — | #638 | 260 | |
| 1991 | — | #661 | 235 | |
| 1990 | — | #740 | 190 | |
| 1989 | — | #690 | 208 | |
| 1988 | — | #721 | 170 | |
| 1987 | — | #715 | 163 | |
| 1986 | — | #710 | 162 | |
| 1985 | — | #690 | 164 | |
| 1984 | — | #742 | 137 | |
| 1983 | — | #752 | 132 | |
| 1982 | — | #920 | 94 | |
| 1981 | — | #976 | 85 | |
| 1980 | — | #901 | 99 | |
| 1979 | — | #960 | 85 | |
| 1978 | — | #938 | 85 | |
| 1977 | — | #981 | 76 | |
| 1976 | — | #911 | 83 | |
| 1975 | — | #894 | 85 | |
| 1974 | — | #867 | 85 | |
| 1973 | — | #728 | 121 | |
| 1972 | — | #877 | 84 | |
| 1971 | — | #828 | 95 | |
| 1970 | — | #712 | 134 | |
| 1969 | — | #782 | 97 | |
| 1968 | — | #748 | 98 | |
| 1967 | — | #793 | 84 | |
| 1966 | — | #722 | 106 | |
| 1965 | — | #660 | 126 | |
| 1964 | — | #625 | 154 | |
| 1963 | — | #492 | 263 | |
| 1962 | — | #649 | 142 | |
| 1961 | — | #651 | 145 | |
| 1960 | — | #594 | 174 | |
| 1959 | — | #490 | 253 | |
| 1958 | — | #471 | 281 | |
| 1957 | — | #537 | 208 | |
| 1956 | — | #567 | 178 | |
| 1955 | — | #616 | 145 | |
| 1954 | — | #589 | 157 | |
| 1953 | — | #590 | 149 | |
| 1952 | — | #589 | 141 | |
| 1951 | — | #590 | 138 | |
| 1950 | — | #588 | 133 | |
| 1949 | — | #567 | 140 | |
| 1948 | — | #579 | 133 | |
| 1947 | — | #535 | 158 | |
| 1946 | — | #586 | 120 | |
| 1945 | — | #563 | 114 | |
| 1944 | — | #612 | 102 | |
| 1943 | — | #612 | 106 | |
| 1942 | — | #571 | 117 | |
| 1941 | — | #589 | 101 | |
| 1940 | — | #643 | 87 | |
| 1939 | — | #733 | 67 | |
| 1938 | — | #736 | 69 | |
| 1937 | — | #713 | 71 | |
| 1936 | — | #729 | 68 | |
| 1935 | — | #750 | 67 | |
| 1934 | — | #860 | 53 | |
| 1933 | — | #782 | 61 | |
| 1932 | — | #780 | 66 | |
| 1931 | — | #785 | 64 | |
| 1930 | — | #782 | 67 | |
| 1929 | — | #752 | 71 | |
| 1928 | — | #663 | 89 | |
| 1927 | — | #898 | 57 | |
| 1926 | — | #759 | 72 | |
| 1925 | — | #697 | 86 | |
| 1924 | — | #759 | 77 | |
| 1923 | — | #777 | 72 | |
| 1922 | — | #722 | 82 | |
| 1921 | — | #772 | 75 | |
| 1920 | — | #691 | 86 | |
| 1919 | — | #760 | 72 | |
| 1918 | — | #700 | 81 | |
| 1917 | — | #761 | 68 | |
| 1916 | — | #750 | 66 | |
| 1915 | — | #698 | 70 | |
| 1914 | — | #712 | 53 | |
| 1913 | — | #648 | 47 | |
| 1912 | — | #599 | 46 | |
| 1911 | — | #605 | 25 | |
| 1910 | — | #822 | 14 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #712 | 14 | |
| 1907 | — | #778 | 12 | |
| 1906 | — | #752 | 11 | |
| 1905 | — | #699 | 12 | |
| 1904 | — | #566 | 16 | |
| 1903 | — | #550 | 16 | |
| 1902 | — | #687 | 11 | |
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | #603 | 17 | |
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | #611 | 13 | |
| 1897 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #650 | 10 | |
| 1892 | — | #445 | 19 | |
| 1891 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | — | #464 | 16 | |
| 1888 | — | #505 | 15 | |
| 1887 | — | #392 | 18 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1884 | — | #613 | 10 | |
| 1883 | — | #412 | 18 | |
| 1882 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Duncan was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1909, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Duncan is popular in 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#247 · 1 in 1,381
- Massachusetts#281 · 1 in 3,366
- Connecticut#325 · 1 in 3,692
- Missouri#434 · 1 in 5,392
- Oklahoma#440 · 1 in 4,110
Best ever in a state: #91 in Rhode Island, 1940.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #247 | 5 | 1 in 1,381 |
| Massachusetts | #281 | 13 | 1 in 3,366 |
| Connecticut | #325 | 6 | 1 in 3,692 |
| Missouri | #434 | 7 | 1 in 5,392 |
| Oklahoma | #440 | 5 | 1 in 4,110 |
| Washington | #440 | 7 | 1 in 4,858 |
| Maryland | #451 | 6 | 1 in 5,348 |
| Virginia | #499 | 7 | 1 in 5,980 |
| New Jersey | #540 | 8 | 1 in 6,885 |
| Michigan | #567 | 9 | 1 in 7,714 |
| North Carolina | #586 | 6 | 1 in 7,708 |
| Florida | #677 | 10 | 1 in 8,932 |
| Ohio | #681 | 6 | 1 in 13,017 |
| Texas | #691 | 17 | 1 in 8,712 |
| Pennsylvania | #761 | 5 | 1 in 16,282 |
| California | #817 | 20 | 1 in 13,433 |
| Illinois | #875 | 6 | 1 in 14,466 |
| New York | #1,016 | 8 | 1 in 16,863 |
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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 Duncan
- 20 spots since 2024 (#1,103 → #1,123)
- 141 spots since 2020 (#982 → #1,123)
- 333 spots since 2015 (#790 → #1,123)
- Biggest jump: 235 spots in 1928 (#898 → #663)
- Biggest drop: 255 spots in 1901 (#603 → #858)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1997 at #378 (644 births)
- Births halved by 2007, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 141 yrs · run 1910–2018
- Highest: 1 in 2,927 boys born in 1997 were named Duncan (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,990 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 19.9% of all boys named Duncan (4,221) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 139 | #392 (1887) | #499 |
| 1890s | 117 | #445 (1892) | #619 |
| 1900s | 116 | #550 (1903) | #689 |
| 1910s | 542 | #599 (1912) | #706 |
| 1920s | 767 | #663 (1928) | #749 |
| 1930s | 653 | #713 (1937) | #765 |
| 1940s | 1,178 | #535 (1947) | #586 |
| 1950s | 1,783 | #471 (1958) | #563 |
| 1960s | 1,389 | #492 (1963) | #672 |
| 1970s | 933 | #712 (1970) | #870 |
| 1980s | 1,414 | #690 (1989) | #782 |
| 1990s | 4,221 | #378 (1997) | #521 |
| 2000s | 3,965 | #447 (2000) | #601 |
| 2010s | 2,687 | #708 (2010) | #835 |
| 2020s | 1,315 | #913 (2022) | #1,011 |
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.
Duncan in 1989
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 9,620 of them was named Duncan, which outranked 92.5% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.