Boys' name · since 1919
Dubois
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Dubois, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,051 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1919
- 1970s
- peak decade
29 boys have been named Dubois since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dubois has been recorded 29 times among boys since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1919 to 2000.
- #26,051 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1919
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dubois ranks #26,051 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1919, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,051 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1919
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dubois's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dubois's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dubois's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dubois popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2000
- Peak year (1919)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Dubois by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Dubois's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Dubois births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Dubois's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dubois: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1919–2000 (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 Dubois 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.