Boys' name · since 1880
Duff
Duff has 441 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,507 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 441
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
441 boys have been named Duff since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Duff has 441 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2008.
- #8,507 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 441 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duff ranks #8,507 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 441 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,507 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 441
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Duff's 441 recorded births place it above 81.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Duff's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Duff's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Duff popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2008
- Peak year (1954)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Duff by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (177 births, 40% of the file).
1950s was Duff's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Duff births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 27
1920s
27 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 1950s
1950s
177 births
- 1960s
1960s
117 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 177 births (40% of all-time use).
Duff by state
Where Duff concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 2.7% |
12 of 441 births nationwide.
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What to do with Duff's data
- Duff's decade-level peak was the 1950s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Duffs (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Duff: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1880–2008 (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 Duff 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.