Boys' name · since 1926

Duain

50 babies named Duain in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,153 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 1926
1960s
peak decade

50 boys have been named Duain since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Duain recorded 50 times among boys since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1967.

  • #22,153 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 50 born since 1926
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duain ranks #22,153 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1926, peaking in the 1960s.

#22,153 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 1926
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Duain's 50 recorded births place it above 51.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Duain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Duain's full recorded timeline at 1954, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1933 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Duain popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1967

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1933)
8
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
456789 192619331934194119541957196019621967 5

Duain by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (15 births, 30% of the file).

1960s was Duain's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Duain births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 15 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duain? ▼
50 babies have been named Duain since 1926. All-time, it sits at #22,153 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1933 with 8 births.
Where does Duain sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duain ranks #22,153 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Duain most popular? ▼
Duain was most popular in the 1960s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Duain been used? ▼
Duain has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 42 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Duain? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Duane, Duaine, Duard, Duan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Duain

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Duain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1926–1967 (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 Duain 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.