Duel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Duel

The Social Security Administration has registered 280 babies named Duel between 1916 and 1997, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Duel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duel 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 280 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.