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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #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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1885—#9365
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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 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedAKMaine: #112 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 669 boysMEVermont: #84 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 421 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNHWashington: #81 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 387 boysWAIdaho: #65 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 292 boysIDMontana: #53 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 219 boysMTNorth Dakota: #16 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 72 boysNDMinnesota: #30 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 152 boysMNIllinois: #122 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 879 boysILWisconsin: #44 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 245 boysWIMichigan: #66 for boys · 167 births · 1 in 351 boysMINew York: #140 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 1,477 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedRIOregon: #73 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 361 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #25 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 119 boysSDIowa: #45 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 242 boysIAIndiana: #103 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 658 boysINOhio: #126 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 918 boysOHPennsylvania: #117 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 1,037 boysPANew Jersey: #271 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,355 boysNJConnecticut: #141 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,613 boysCTCalifornia: #139 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 909 boysCAUtah: #94 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 431 boysUTColorado: #81 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 358 boysCONebraska: #41 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 206 boysNEMissouri: #159 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,155 boysMOKentucky: #421 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,920 boysKYWest Virginia: #297 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,362 boysWVVirginia: #406 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,112 boysVAMaryland: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedNMKansas: #58 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 274 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedARTennessee: #383 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,505 boysTNNorth Carolina: #526 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,708 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #234 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,881 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedLAMississippi: #400 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,964 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: #372 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,248 boysTXFlorida: #247 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,182 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#16 · 1 in 72
  2. South Dakota#25 · 1 in 119
  3. Minnesota#30 · 1 in 152
  4. Nebraska#41 · 1 in 206
  5. Wisconsin#44 · 1 in 245

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#16811 in 72
South Dakota#25451 in 119
Minnesota#301751 in 152
Nebraska#41551 in 206
Wisconsin#441211 in 245
Iowa#45921 in 242
Montana#53211 in 219
Kansas#58591 in 274
Idaho#65181 in 292
Michigan#661671 in 351
Oregon#73321 in 361
Colorado#81311 in 358
Washington#81521 in 387
Vermont#8471 in 421
Utah#94181 in 431
Indiana#103521 in 658
Maine#112121 in 669
Pennsylvania#117901 in 1,037
Illinois#122831 in 879
Ohio#126741 in 918
California#139901 in 909
New York#140811 in 1,477
Connecticut#141111 in 1,613
Missouri#159301 in 1,155
Oklahoma#234121 in 1,881
Florida#247101 in 2,182
New Jersey#27171 in 5,355
West Virginia#29761 in 3,362
Texas#372241 in 3,248
Tennessee#38361 in 5,505
Mississippi#40051 in 4,964
Virginia#40651 in 6,112
Kentucky#42151 in 5,920
North Carolina#52651 in 8,708
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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 1943

girls
#1,791
23 births · 1 in 60,665 girls
boys
#138
1,622 births · 1 in 880 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #1,791Duane23

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #138Duane1,622
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 60,665 of them was named Duane, which outranked 66.6% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #1,751Thresa24
  2. #1,751Viva24
  3. #1,751Wynell24
  4. #1,791Duane23
  5. #1,791Alean23
  6. #1,791Alida23
  7. #1,791Annell23
  8. #1,834Amber22
  9. #1,834Annabel22
  10. #1,834Anthony22

Tied with 42 names at #1,791; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

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

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 880 of them was named Duane, which outranked 96.6% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #135Johnnie1,655
  2. #136Allan1,639
  3. #137Chester1,631
  4. #138Duane1,622
  5. #139Dan1,538
  6. #140Darrell1,529
  7. #141Milton1,508
Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Derek#1,228 → #714
  2. ↑ 465Armond#1,421 → #956
  3. ↑ 368Les#1,214 → #846
  4. ↑ 347Aron#1,244 → #897
  5. ↑ 321Edsel#1,167 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Humberto#780 → #1,280
  2. ↓ 352Chauncey#928 → #1,280
  3. ↓ 352Clearence#991 → #1,343
  4. ↓ 344Macarthur#512 → #856
  5. ↓ 325Reyes#933 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1943 →