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
- Peak · boys
- 1933 · 1,765 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 115,442since 1885
Duane over time
Rank among boys' names. Duane has never cracked the top 100 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 | — | #2,572 | 51 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,078 | 72 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,097 | 70 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,094 | 71 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,884 | 81 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,872 | 79 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,062 | 70 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,856 | 81 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,582 | 102 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,484 | 115 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,475 | 113 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,576 | 100 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,500 | 108 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,328 | 128 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,309 | 130 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,331 | 128 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,403 | 121 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,137 | 160 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,182 | 149 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,137 | 150 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,116 | 147 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,016 | 161 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,016 | 155 | |
| 2002 | — | #906 | 178 | |
| 2001 | — | #891 | 177 | |
| 2000 | — | #859 | 185 | |
| 1999 | — | #863 | 175 | |
| 1998 | — | #769 | 206 | |
| 1997 | — | #741 | 203 | |
| 1996 | — | #686 | 236 | |
| 1995 | — | #658 | 252 | |
| 1994 | — | #645 | 259 | |
| 1993 | — | #626 | 269 | |
| 1992 | — | #563 | 325 | |
| 1991 | — | #555 | 333 | |
| 1990 | — | #521 | 357 | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #476 | 401 |
| 1988 | — | #459 | 390 | |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #423 | 428 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #397 | 453 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #337 | 566 |
| 1984 | — | #336 | 552 | |
| 1983 | — | #342 | 531 | |
| 1982 | — | #321 | 594 | |
| 1981 | — | #310 | 612 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #288 | 720 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #254 | 829 |
| 1978 | — | #247 | 837 | |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #213 | 1,048 |
| 1976 | — | #207 | 1,049 | |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 | #207 | 1,042 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #187 | 1,201 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #176 | 1,334 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #158 | 1,677 |
| 1971 | #3,943 | 15 | #167 | 1,615 |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 | #163 | 1,772 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | #156 | 1,887 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | #146 | 1,961 |
| 1967 | #3,085 | 17 | #139 | 2,110 |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | #140 | 2,116 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #135 | 2,274 |
| 1964 | #3,108 | 17 | #130 | 2,528 |
| 1963 | #4,272 | 10 | #130 | 2,594 |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 | #135 | 2,600 |
| 1961 | #3,460 | 14 | #132 | 2,734 |
| 1960 | #3,212 | 15 | #127 | 2,951 |
| 1959 | #3,436 | 13 | #126 | 2,965 |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #136 | 2,614 |
| 1957 | #2,823 | 17 | #136 | 2,621 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | #127 | 2,596 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | #135 | 2,345 |
| 1954 | #3,019 | 14 | #136 | 2,325 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | #132 | 2,338 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #131 | 2,231 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 | #130 | 2,146 |
| 1950 | #2,253 | 19 | #137 | 1,963 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #137 | 1,997 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 | #139 | 1,963 |
| 1947 | #2,354 | 18 | #135 | 2,092 |
| 1946 | #2,024 | 21 | #142 | 1,712 |
| 1945 | #1,743 | 23 | #137 | 1,582 |
| 1944 | #2,027 | 18 | #135 | 1,561 |
| 1943 | #1,791 | 23 | #138 | 1,622 |
| 1942 | #1,592 | 27 | #131 | 1,620 |
| 1941 | #1,501 | 27 | #129 | 1,535 |
| 1940 | #1,549 | 25 | #134 | 1,388 |
| 1939 | #1,474 | 26 | #118 | 1,494 |
| 1938 | #1,316 | 31 | #114 | 1,616 |
| 1937 | #1,303 | 31 | #115 | 1,630 |
| 1936 | #1,640 | 21 | #110 | 1,725 |
| 1935 | #1,663 | 21 | #105 | 1,830 |
| 1934 | #1,651 | 21 | #104 | 1,837 |
| 1933 | #1,658 | 21 | #102 | 1,765 |
| 1932 | #1,957 | 17 | #105 | 1,710 |
| 1931 | #1,549 | 24 | #104 | 1,728 |
| 1930 | #1,703 | 22 | #120 | 1,520 |
| 1929 | #1,487 | 27 | #137 | 1,246 |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | #141 | 1,212 |
| 1927 | #1,619 | 26 | #147 | 1,082 |
| 1926 | #2,351 | 15 | #160 | 963 |
| 1925 | #2,018 | 19 | #170 | 896 |
| 1924 | #1,992 | 20 | #176 | 815 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #190 | 725 |
| 1922 | — | #209 | 625 | |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #240 | 546 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #257 | 455 |
| 1919 | — | #315 | 311 | |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #329 | 303 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #388 | 209 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #375 | 215 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #382 | 196 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #449 | 114 |
| 1913 | — | #487 | 79 | |
| 1912 | — | #461 | 74 | |
| 1911 | — | #584 | 27 | |
| 1910 | — | #556 | 26 | |
| 1909 | — | #574 | 21 | |
| 1908 | — | #825 | 11 | |
| 1907 | — | #634 | 16 | |
| 1906 | — | #752 | 11 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #686 | 12 | |
| 1903 | — | #550 | 16 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#41 · 1 in 158
- South Dakota#45 · 1 in 179
- Minnesota#45 · 1 in 232
- Iowa#49 · 1 in 246
- Nebraska#52 · 1 in 286
Best ever in a state: #7 in North Dakota, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #41 | 47 | 1 in 158 |
| Minnesota | #45 | 172 | 1 in 232 |
| South Dakota | #45 | 46 | 1 in 179 |
| Iowa | #49 | 125 | 1 in 246 |
| Nebraska | #52 | 56 | 1 in 286 |
| Montana | #55 | 30 | 1 in 263 |
| Wyoming | #57 | 14 | 1 in 250 |
| Wisconsin | #59 | 140 | 1 in 327 |
| Alaska | #62 | 12 | 1 in 264 |
| Michigan | #69 | 266 | 1 in 376 |
| Hawaii | #70 | 27 | 1 in 273 |
| Vermont | #70 | 12 | 1 in 329 |
| Washington | #70 | 90 | 1 in 353 |
| Colorado | #74 | 50 | 1 in 408 |
| Kansas | #81 | 58 | 1 in 427 |
| Oregon | #84 | 39 | 1 in 459 |
| Indiana | #92 | 100 | 1 in 553 |
| Utah | #99 | 25 | 1 in 481 |
| Nevada | #101 | 6 | 1 in 448 |
| Ohio | #104 | 173 | 1 in 669 |
| Pennsylvania | #111 | 138 | 1 in 892 |
| Rhode Island | #114 | 8 | 1 in 1,151 |
| Idaho | #117 | 13 | 1 in 558 |
| Maine | #119 | 13 | 1 in 798 |
| New Hampshire | #119 | 7 | 1 in 843 |
| Connecticut | #126 | 20 | 1 in 1,236 |
| Illinois | #126 | 129 | 1 in 871 |
| California | #132 | 221 | 1 in 759 |
| Massachusetts | #138 | 28 | 1 in 1,988 |
| New York | #140 | 152 | 1 in 1,160 |
| Missouri | #144 | 53 | 1 in 908 |
| Maryland | #153 | 29 | 1 in 1,089 |
| Arizona | #169 | 15 | 1 in 944 |
| New Mexico | #179 | 13 | 1 in 935 |
| New Jersey | #191 | 27 | 1 in 2,183 |
| District of Columbia | #196 | 9 | 1 in 1,663 |
| Virginia | #202 | 29 | 1 in 1,532 |
| West Virginia | #204 | 12 | 1 in 1,798 |
| Florida | #217 | 29 | 1 in 1,627 |
| Oklahoma | #222 | 14 | 1 in 1,774 |
| Louisiana | #248 | 22 | 1 in 1,920 |
| Tennessee | #257 | 16 | 1 in 2,560 |
| Kentucky | #311 | 9 | 1 in 4,038 |
| North Carolina | #315 | 17 | 1 in 3,264 |
| South Carolina | #315 | 9 | 1 in 3,419 |
| Texas | #316 | 51 | 1 in 2,429 |
| Georgia | #337 | 13 | 1 in 3,859 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1933 at #102 (1,765 births)
- Births halved by 1978, 45 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1906–2002
- Highest: 1 in 562 boys born in 1933 were named Duane (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 33,492 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 20.9% of all boys named Duane (24,144) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #921 (1887) | #929 |
| 1890s | 35 | #768 (1893) | #971 |
| 1900s | 104 | #550 (1903) | #825 |
| 1910s | 1,554 | #315 (1919) | #433 |
| 1920s | 8,565 | #137 (1929) | #183 |
| 1930s | 16,855 | #102 (1933) | #110 |
| 1940s | 17,072 | #129 (1941) | #136 |
| 1950s | 24,144 | #126 (1959) | #133 |
| 1960s | 23,755 | #127 (1960) | #137 |
| 1970s | 12,404 | #158 (1972) | #198 |
| 1980s | 5,247 | #288 (1980) | #369 |
| 1990s | 2,615 | #521 (1990) | #663 |
| 2000s | 1,583 | #859 (2000) | #1,066 |
| 2010s | 1,075 | #1,309 (2011) | #1,550 |
| 2020s | 424 | #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 1956
Top girls' names in 1956
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 125,481 of them was named Duane, which outranked 57.5% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,826Waynette17
- #2,826Wilhelmenia17
- #2,826Wylene17
- #2,929Duane16
- #2,929Allegra16
- #2,929Alverta16
- #2,929Ami16
- #3,048Adina15
- #3,048Aggie15
- #3,048Alexia15
Tied with 118 names at #2,929; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 815 of them was named Duane, which outranked 97.1% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.