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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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——
1894——
1893—#7688
1892——
1891—#9635
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887—#9215
1886——
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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #113 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 458 boysAKMaine: #121 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 781 boysMEVermont: #73 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 388 boysVTNew Hampshire: #84 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 469 boysNHWashington: #75 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 316 boysWAIdaho: #141 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 680 boysIDMontana: #76 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 304 boysMTNorth Dakota: #47 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 154 boysNDMinnesota: #61 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 267 boysMNIllinois: #124 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 724 boysILWisconsin: #69 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 341 boysWIMichigan: #77 for boys · 261 births · 1 in 362 boysMINew York: #147 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 1,014 boysNYMassachusetts: #135 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,505 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Duane, so not publishedRIOregon: #98 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 430 boysORNevada: #90 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 360 boysNVWyoming: #103 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 423 boysWYSouth Dakota: #61 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 253 boysSDIowa: #69 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 310 boysIAIndiana: #95 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 517 boysINOhio: #87 for boys · 245 births · 1 in 458 boysOHPennsylvania: #103 for boys · 196 births · 1 in 611 boysPANew Jersey: #183 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,679 boysNJConnecticut: #141 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,114 boysCTCalifornia: #159 for boys · 214 births · 1 in 869 boysCAUtah: #118 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 528 boysUTColorado: #115 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 520 boysCONebraska: #71 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 314 boysNEMissouri: #145 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 843 boysMOKentucky: #204 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,612 boysKYWest Virginia: #131 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 790 boysWVVirginia: #179 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,111 boysVAMaryland: #124 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 729 boysMDDelaware: #122 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 728 boysDEArizona: #118 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 515 boysAZNew Mexico: #178 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 857 boysNMKansas: #83 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 370 boysKSArkansas: #252 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,929 boysARTennessee: #251 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,193 boysTNNorth Carolina: #278 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,268 boysNCSouth Carolina: #308 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,837 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #132 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 709 boysDCOklahoma: #204 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,320 boysOKLouisiana: #220 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,279 boysLAMississippi: #356 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,839 boysMSAlabama: #288 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,701 boysALGeorgia: #283 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,297 boysGAHawaii: #145 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 559 boysHITexas: #219 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 1,179 boysTXFlorida: #160 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 899 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#47 · 1 in 154
  2. South Dakota#61 · 1 in 253
  3. Minnesota#61 · 1 in 267
  4. Iowa#69 · 1 in 310
  5. Wisconsin#69 · 1 in 341

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#47481 in 154
Minnesota#611591 in 267
South Dakota#61311 in 253
Iowa#691011 in 310
Wisconsin#691411 in 341
Nebraska#71521 in 314
Vermont#73101 in 388
Washington#75981 in 316
Montana#76251 in 304
Michigan#772611 in 362
Kansas#83621 in 370
New Hampshire#84131 in 469
Ohio#872451 in 458
Nevada#9081 in 360
Indiana#951051 in 517
Oregon#98421 in 430
Pennsylvania#1031961 in 611
Wyoming#10381 in 423
Alaska#11371 in 458
Colorado#115411 in 520
Arizona#118331 in 515
Utah#118231 in 528
Maine#121141 in 781
Delaware#12271 in 728
Illinois#1241601 in 724
Maryland#124451 in 729
West Virginia#131241 in 790
District of Columbia#132211 in 709
Massachusetts#135381 in 1,505
Connecticut#141241 in 1,114
Idaho#141111 in 680
Hawaii#145131 in 559
Missouri#145581 in 843
New York#1471771 in 1,014
California#1592141 in 869
Florida#160611 in 899
New Mexico#178161 in 857
Virginia#179381 in 1,111
New Jersey#183371 in 1,679
Kentucky#204221 in 1,612
Oklahoma#204181 in 1,320
Texas#2191041 in 1,179
Louisiana#220331 in 1,279
Tennessee#251181 in 2,193
Arkansas#252101 in 1,929
North Carolina#278231 in 2,268
Georgia#283211 in 2,297
Alabama#288141 in 2,701
South Carolina#308101 in 2,837
Mississippi#35671 in 3,839
Rhode Island———

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 1960

girls
#3,212
15 births · 1 in 134,796 girls
boys
#127
2,951 births · 1 in 723 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #3,212Duane15

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #127Duane2,951
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 134,796 of them was named Duane, which outranked 56.2% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #3,095Wynn16
  2. #3,095Zondra16
  3. #3,095Zulma16
  4. #3,212Duane15
  5. #3,212Alanda15
  6. #3,212Aleisa15
  7. #3,212Amada15
  8. #3,357Aleatha14
  9. #3,357Allegra14
  10. #3,357Angelene14

Tied with 144 names at #3,212; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 723 of them was named Duane, which outranked 97.2% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Duane
  1. #124Harry3,024
  2. #125Melvin3,011
  3. #126Mitchell2,973
  4. #127Duane2,951
  5. #128Kelly2,934
  6. #129Calvin2,909
  7. #130Kurt2,881
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →