Recorded 1933–1979 Unisex name Peak 1955 218 births

Daune — unisex name

218 babies named Daune in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101940s601950s681960s551970s25
1950s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Daune was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

12 babies were named Daune in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daune

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Daune between 1933 and 1979, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daune currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Daune is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 64 additional births since 1929.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daune performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Daune shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daune in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 218 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daune at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

218

Since 1933

47 years of records

Peak year

1955

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1933

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1979

Daune popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1933

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1955)
12
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 197919681964195919551950194619421933 5

Daune popularity over time — boys

64 total births recorded since 1929 (Daune as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 64 births
4.555.566.577.5 1976197519731972196919621960195619301929 7

Daune by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
68 births that decade — 31% of Daune's all-time total
1930s101940s601950s681960s551970s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daune?
218 babies have been named Daune since 1933. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1955 with 12 births.
When was Daune most popular?
Daune was most popular in the 1950s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Is Daune a unisex name?
Yes, Daune is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 218 births, and as a boy's name it has 64 births.
How long has the name Daune been used?
Daune has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 47 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Daune?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daun, Dauna, Daurice, Dauphine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1933–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.