Boys' name · since 1935
Deuel
Since 1935, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Deuel, peaking in 1935. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,075 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1935
- 1930s
- peak decade
Deuel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 13 recorded since 1935.
Social Security Administration records show Deuel recorded 13 times among boys since 1935, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2016.
- #32,075 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 13 born since 1935
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deuel ranks #32,075 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1935, peaking in the 1930s.
- #32,075 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1935
- 1930s
- peak decade
Deuel's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deuel splits its recorded history at 2016: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1935 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2016
- Peak year (1935)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Deuel by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (8 births, 62% of the file).
1930s was Deuel's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Deuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Deuel's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~81 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1935–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deuel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.