Recorded 1935–2016 Boys' name Peak 1935 13 births

Deuel — boys' name

13 babies named Deuel in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s82010s5

The verdict

13 boys have been named Deuel since 1935, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 2016.

13
total births
1935–2016
years on record
1930s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Deuel was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

8 babies were named Deuel in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deuel

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Deuel between 1935 and 2016, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deuel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deuel performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deuel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deuel 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 13 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.

Deuel at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

13

Since 1935

82 years of records

Peak year

1935

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1935

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2016

Deuel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1935

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1935)
8
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
456789 20161935 8

Deuel by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
8 births that decade — 62% of Deuel's all-time total
1930s82010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deuel?
13 babies have been named Deuel since 1935. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1935 with 8 births.
When was Deuel most popular?
Deuel was most popular in the 1930s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
How long has the name Deuel been used?
Deuel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 82 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Deuel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deundre, Deuce, Deundra, Deunta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1935–2016 (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.