Boys' name · since 1885
Duane
115,442 babies named Duane in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #282 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,573 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 115,442
- born since 1885
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Duane is the #2573 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 115,442 recorded since 1885.
Duane has 115,442 recorded births among boys since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2573 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #282 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,573 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 115,442 born since 1885
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duane ranks #282 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,573 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 115,442 born since 1885, peaking in the 1950s.
- #282 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,573 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 115,442
- born since 1885
- 1950s
- peak decade
Duane's 115,442 recorded births place it above 99.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Duane compares
115,442 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Duane's all-time total is 313x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Duane | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 115,442 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,965 | 34 | 22,252 |
Duane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Duane splits its recorded history at 1959: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 2,965 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Duane popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (1959)
- 2,965
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Duane popularity over time - girls
1,014 total births recorded since 1914 (Duane as girls' name)
Duane by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (24,144 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Duane's strongest decade.
24,144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Duane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 35
1890s
35 births
- 1900s 104
1900s
104 births
- 1910s 1,554
1910s
1,554 births
- 1920s 8,565
1920s
8,565 births
- 1930s
1930s
16,855 births
- 1940s
1940s
17,072 births
- 1950s
1950s
24,144 births
- 1960s
1960s
23,755 births
- 1970s
1970s
12,404 births
- 1980s 5,247
1980s
5,247 births
- 1990s 2,615
1990s
2,615 births
- 2000s 1,583
2000s
1,583 births
- 2010s 1,075
2010s
1,075 births
- 2020s 424
2020s
424 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 24,144 births (21% of all-time use).
How Duane compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Duane's total volume
Duane by state
Where Duane concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 10,165 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 8,273 | 7.2% |
| #3 | California | | 7,146 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6,981 | 6.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 6,577 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 6,420 | 5.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 6,218 | 5.4% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 6,095 | 5.3% |
10,165 of 115,442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Duane appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Duane's data
- Duane's decade-level peak was the 1950s (24,144 total births); usage has since declined to 424 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Duanes (10,165 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
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 Duane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Duane 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.