Recorded 1927–1988 Boys' name Peak 1960 279 births

Duayne — boys' name

279 babies named Duayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s271940s511950s501960s1061970s211980s12
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Duayne was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

17 babies were named Duayne in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 279 babies named Duayne between 1927 and 1988, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duayne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duayne performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Duayne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duayne 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 279 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.

Duayne at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

279

Since 1927

62 years of records

Peak year

1960

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1927

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1988

Duayne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1927

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1960)
17
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
05101520 19881969196419591950194519331927 6

Duayne by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
106 births that decade — 38% of Duayne's all-time total
1920s121930s271940s511950s501960s1061970s211980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duayne?
279 babies have been named Duayne since 1927. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1960 with 17 births.
When was Duayne most popular?
Duayne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Duayne been used?
Duayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 62 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Duayne?
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, 1927–1988 (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.