Recorded 1917–1994 Boys' name Peak 1989 110 births

Duell — boys' name

110 babies named Duell in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s241930s201940s51980s141990s35
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Duell was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

14 babies were named Duell in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duell

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Duell between 1917 and 1994, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Duell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duell 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 110 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.

Duell at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

110

Since 1917

78 years of records

Peak year

1989

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1917

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 1994

Duell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1917

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1989)
14
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
46810121416 1994199119401934192519181917 6

Duell by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 32% of Duell's all-time total
1910s121920s241930s201940s51980s141990s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duell?
110 babies have been named Duell since 1917. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1989 with 14 births.
When was Duell most popular?
Duell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Duell been used?
Duell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 78 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Duell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Duel, Duey, Duece. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–1994 (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.