Girls' name · since 1898
Duella
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Duella, peaking in 1898. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1898
- 1930s
- peak decade
20 girls have been named Duella since 1898, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duella has been recorded 20 times among girls since 1898, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1939.
- #45,926 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1898
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duella ranks #45,926 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1898, peaking in the 1930s.
- #45,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1898
- 1930s
- peak decade
Duella's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Duella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Duella's full recorded timeline at 1934, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births.
Duella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1939
- Peak year (1898)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1939.
20 total births across 42 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1898 with 5 births in a single year.
Duella by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
1930s was Duella's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Duella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
Duella decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Duella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1898)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1898–1939 (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 Duella 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.
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