Girls' name · since 1946
Duana
Duana has 564 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 564
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Duana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 564 recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duana has been recorded 564 times among girls since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1990.
- #10,988 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 564 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duana ranks #10,988 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 564 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 564
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Duana's 564 recorded births place it above 84.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Duana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Duana splits its recorded history at 1969: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Duana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1990
- Peak year (1977)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Duana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (201 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Duana's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Duana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s
1950s
112 births
- 1960s
1960s
157 births
- 1970s
1970s
201 births
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 201 births (36% of all-time use).
How Duana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Duana's total volume
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What to do with Duana's data
- Duana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (201 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Duana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1946–1990 (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 Duana 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.