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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #102, 1933boys
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.

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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 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedAKMaine: #144 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 890 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNHWashington: #48 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 199 boysWAIdaho: #82 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 312 boysIDMontana: #26 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 123 boysMTNorth Dakota: #12 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 64 boysNDMinnesota: #18 for boys · 224 births · 1 in 93 boysMNIllinois: #82 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 476 boysILWisconsin: #33 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 156 boysWIMichigan: #50 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 244 boysMINew York: #146 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,377 boysNYMassachusetts: #212 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,984 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedRIOregon: #82 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 335 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #23 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 95 boysSDIowa: #26 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 129 boysIAIndiana: #102 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 570 boysINOhio: #83 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 506 boysOHPennsylvania: #115 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 968 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #127 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 719 boysCAUtah: #67 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 255 boysUTColorado: #85 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 380 boysCONebraska: #28 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 119 boysNEMissouri: #190 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,455 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #254 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,246 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #188 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 858 boysNMKansas: #46 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 204 boysKSArkansas: #233 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,689 boysARTennessee: #346 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,254 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #172 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,060 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedLAMississippi: #338 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,298 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedHITexas: #359 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,785 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#12 · 1 in 64
  2. Minnesota#18 · 1 in 93
  3. South Dakota#23 · 1 in 95
  4. Montana#26 · 1 in 123
  5. Iowa#26 · 1 in 129

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#12881 in 64
Minnesota#182241 in 93
South Dakota#23561 in 95
Iowa#261511 in 129
Montana#26331 in 123
Nebraska#28871 in 119
Wisconsin#331511 in 156
Kansas#46661 in 204
Washington#48511 in 199
Michigan#501631 in 244
Utah#67191 in 255
Idaho#82131 in 312
Illinois#821101 in 476
Oregon#82181 in 335
Ohio#83941 in 506
Colorado#85221 in 380
Indiana#102421 in 570
Pennsylvania#115741 in 968
California#127531 in 719
Maine#14471 in 890
New York#146611 in 1,377
Oklahoma#172201 in 1,060
New Mexico#18861 in 858
Missouri#190181 in 1,455
Massachusetts#21271 in 3,984
Arkansas#233101 in 1,689
West Virginia#25481 in 2,246
Mississippi#33861 in 3,298
Tennessee#34661 in 4,254
Texas#359201 in 2,785
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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 1936

girls
#1,640
21 births · 1 in 49,542 girls
boys
#110
1,725 births · 1 in 601 boys

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #1,640Duane21

Top boys' names in 1936

  1. #1Robert58,500
  2. #2James54,694
  3. #3John47,683
  4. #4William39,398
  5. #5Richard33,494
  6. #6Charles29,101
  7. #7Donald28,639
  8. #8Thomas18,342
  9. #9George18,197
  10. #10David17,476
  11. #110Duane1,725
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 49,542 of them was named Duane, which outranked 66.2% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #1,593Vanda22
  2. #1,593Venice22
  3. #1,593Vernia22
  4. #1,640Duane21
  5. #1,640Adelaida21
  6. #1,640Aggie21
  7. #1,640Amie21
  8. #1,691April20
  9. #1,691Aretta20
  10. #1,691Arie20

Tied with 50 names at #1,640; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,238Shelba#3,742 → #504
  2. ↑ 662Shelby#840 → #178
  3. ↑ 600Wendy#1,418 → #818
  4. ↑ 588Deanna#1,356 → #768
  5. ↑ 546Shari#1,514 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
  4. ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
  5. ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267

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

boys

1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 601 of them was named Duane, which outranked 97.3% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #107Curtis1,797
  2. #108Alan1,755
  3. #109Vincent1,737
  4. #110Duane1,725
  5. #111Arnold1,712
  6. #112Tom1,695
  7. #113Gilbert1,664
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 802Errol#1,708 → #906
  2. ↑ 644Sergio#1,584 → #940
  3. ↑ 601Brice#1,494 → #893
  4. ↑ 537Windell#1,390 → #853
  5. ↑ 529Kim#1,390 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,082Stafford#980 → #2,062
  2. ↓ 889Darwyn#750 → #1,639
  3. ↓ 461Hunter#956 → #1,417
  4. ↓ 399Orvil#844 → #1,243
  5. ↓ 370Rosendo#956 → #1,326

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

See the top 100 for 1936 →