Recorded 1926–1967 Boys' name Peak 1933 50 births

Duain — boys' name

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.

1920s51930s131940s71950s101960s15
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Duain was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

8 babies were named Duain in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duain

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Duain between 1926 and 1967, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duain currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duain performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Duain shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duain 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 50 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.

Duain at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

50

Since 1926

42 years of records

Peak year

1933

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1926

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1967

Duain popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1933)
8
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
456789 196719621960195719541941193419331926 5

Duain by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
15 births that decade — 30% of Duain's all-time total
1920s51930s131940s71950s101960s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duain?
50 babies have been named Duain since 1926. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1933 with 8 births.
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.

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, 1926–1967 (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.