US rank #13712 Girls' name Peak 2014 210 births

Duchess — #13712 US girls' name

210 babies named Duchess in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s191970s331980s202000s112010s822020s45
#13712
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 22% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Duchess was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

14 babies were named Duchess in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duchess

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Duchess between 1964 and 2024, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Duchess currently holds the #13712 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duchess performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Duchess shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duchess 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 210 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.

Duchess at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

210

Since 1964

61 years of records

Peak year

2014

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,712

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1964

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2024

Duchess popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1964

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
14
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
46810121416 20242020201620101987197619661964 7

Duchess by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
82 births that decade — 39% of Duchess's all-time total
1960s191970s331980s202000s112010s822020s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duchess?
210 babies have been named Duchess since 1964. It currently ranks #13712 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 14 births.
When was Duchess most popular?
Duchess was most popular in the 2010s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Duchess been used?
Duchess has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 61 years of data through 2024.

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, 1964–2024 (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.