Dud — boys' name

What the Data Says About Dud

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Dud between 1919 and 1944, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dud currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dud performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dud shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dud 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 17 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.