Boys' name · since 1975
Duc
421 babies named Duc in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,758 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 421
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
421 boys have been named Duc since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duc has been recorded 421 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2017.
- #8,758 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 421 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duc ranks #8,758 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 421 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,758 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 421
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Duc's 421 recorded births place it above 80.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Duc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Duc's full recorded timeline at 1995, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Duc popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2017
- Peak year (1982)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Duc by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (164 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Duc's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Duc births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s 61
2000s
61 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 164 births (39% of all-time use).
Duc by state
Where Duc concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 91 | 21.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
91 of 421 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Duc's data
- Duc's decade-level peak was the 1980s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ducs (91 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Duc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1975–2017 (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 Duc 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.