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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201939peak #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 1939

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedAKMaine: #101 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 479 boysMEVermont: #61 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 249 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNHWashington: #53 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 243 boysWAIdaho: #78 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 307 boysIDMontana: #37 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 145 boysMTNorth Dakota: #16 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 66 boysNDMinnesota: #27 for boys · 200 births · 1 in 113 boysMNIllinois: #118 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 864 boysILWisconsin: #42 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 210 boysWIMichigan: #61 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 311 boysMINew York: #135 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,203 boysNYMassachusetts: #257 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,789 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedRIOregon: #51 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 230 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNVWyoming: #79 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 312 boysWYSouth Dakota: #21 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 92 boysSDIowa: #33 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 179 boysIAIndiana: #125 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 779 boysINOhio: #116 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 831 boysOHPennsylvania: #131 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,192 boysPANew Jersey: #266 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,137 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #142 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 920 boysCAUtah: #68 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 279 boysUTColorado: #100 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 472 boysCONebraska: #42 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 183 boysNEMissouri: #176 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,215 boysMOKentucky: #354 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,903 boysKYWest Virginia: #215 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,725 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedVAMaryland: #207 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,493 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNMKansas: #55 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 269 boysKSArkansas: #322 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,019 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedTNNorth 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: #195 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,303 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedMSAlabama: 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: #323 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,453 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#16 · 1 in 66
  2. South Dakota#21 · 1 in 92
  3. Minnesota#27 · 1 in 113
  4. Iowa#33 · 1 in 179
  5. Montana#37 · 1 in 145

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#16841 in 66
South Dakota#21531 in 92
Minnesota#272001 in 113
Iowa#331131 in 179
Montana#37311 in 145
Nebraska#42551 in 183
Wisconsin#421181 in 210
Oregon#51321 in 230
Washington#53481 in 243
Kansas#55491 in 269
Michigan#611401 in 311
Vermont#61101 in 249
Utah#68191 in 279
Idaho#78151 in 307
Wyoming#7961 in 312
Colorado#100201 in 472
Maine#101131 in 479
Ohio#116621 in 831
Illinois#118641 in 864
Indiana#125341 in 779
Pennsylvania#131621 in 1,192
New York#135731 in 1,203
California#142521 in 920
Missouri#176231 in 1,215
Oklahoma#195161 in 1,303
Maryland#20751 in 2,493
West Virginia#215111 in 1,725
Massachusetts#25751 in 5,789
New Jersey#26651 in 5,137
Arkansas#32261 in 3,019
Texas#323241 in 2,453
Kentucky#35471 in 3,903
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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 1939

girls
#1,474
26 births · 1 in 42,177 girls
boys
#118
1,494 births · 1 in 741 boys

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #1,474Duane26

Top boys' names in 1939

  1. #1Robert59,666
  2. #2James59,636
  3. #3John51,025
  4. #4William42,071
  5. #5Richard35,386
  6. #6Charles30,789
  7. #7David25,360
  8. #8Donald24,056
  9. #9Thomas22,129
  10. #10Ronald19,837
  11. #118Duane1,494
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 42,177 of them was named Duane, which outranked 70.2% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #1,424Tonia27
  2. #1,424Veola27
  3. #1,424Vinnie27
  4. #1,474Duane26
  5. #1,474Adelle26
  6. #1,474Amparo26
  7. #1,474Candace26
  8. #1,514Alexandria25
  9. #1,514Bella25
  10. #1,514Caren25

Tied with 39 names at #1,474; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 880April#1,805 → #925
  2. ↑ 865Karel#1,703 → #838
  3. ↑ 725Hedy#1,650 → #925
  4. ↑ 722Vivien#1,703 → #981
  5. ↑ 709Karon#1,547 → #838
Fallers
  1. ↓ 712Eulalia#972 → #1,684
  2. ↓ 446Shelvia#955 → #1,401
  3. ↓ 358Naoma#992 → #1,350
  4. ↓ 304Imelda#890 → #1,194
  5. ↓ 279Helaine#870 → #1,149

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

boys

1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 741 of them was named Duane, which outranked 97.0% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #115Gilbert1,553
  2. #116Lester1,549
  3. #117Keith1,506
  4. #118Duane1,494
  5. #119Victor1,475
  6. #120Johnnie1,459
  7. #121Jon1,451
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 463Alfonzo#1,439 → #976
  2. ↑ 447Rod#1,439 → #992
  3. ↑ 443Estel#1,397 → #954
  4. ↑ 422Cameron#1,364 → #942
  5. ↑ 421Turner#1,337 → #916
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Gonzalo#779 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 497Judge#992 → #1,489
  3. ↓ 396Melville#963 → #1,359
  4. ↓ 355Agustin#883 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 351Antone#921 → #1,272

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

See the top 100 for 1939 →