Boys' name · since 1927
Duayne
Duayne has 279 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,029 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 279
- born since 1927
- 1960s
- peak decade
279 boys have been named Duayne since 1927, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Duayne recorded 279 times among boys since 1927, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1988.
- #11,029 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 279 born since 1927
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duayne ranks #11,029 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 279 born since 1927, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,029 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 279
- born since 1927
- 1960s
- peak decade
Duayne's 279 recorded births place it above 75.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Duayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Duayne's full recorded timeline at 1955, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1930, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Duayne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1988
- Peak year (1960)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Duayne by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (106 births, 38% of the file).
1960s was Duayne's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Duayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s
1940s
51 births
- 1950s
1950s
50 births
- 1960s
1960s
106 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 106 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Duayne's data
- Duayne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1980s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Duayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1927–1988 (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 Duayne 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.