Recorded 1946–1990 Girls' name Peak 1977 564 births

Duana — girls' name

564 babies named Duana in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s161950s1121960s1571970s2011980s721990s6
1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Duana was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

31 babies were named Duana in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duana

The Social Security Administration has registered 564 babies named Duana between 1946 and 1990, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Duana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 201 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Duana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duana 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 564 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.

Duana at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

564

Since 1946

45 years of records

Peak year

1977

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1946

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1990

Duana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1946

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1977)
31
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 199019841978197219661960195419471946 6

Duana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
201 births that decade — 36% of Duana's all-time total
1940s161950s1121960s1571970s2011980s721990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duana?
564 babies have been named Duana since 1946. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1977 with 31 births.
When was Duana most popular?
Duana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 201 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Duana been used?
Duana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 45 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Duana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dua, Duane, Duaa, Duanna, and 2 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, 1946–1990 (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.