Recorded 1913–1951 Unisex name Peak 1918 34 births

Duffie — boys' name

34 babies named Duffie in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s71930s61950s6
1910s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Duffie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

10 babies were named Duffie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duffie

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Duffie between 1913 and 1951, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duffie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Duffie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1916.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duffie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Duffie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duffie 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 34 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.

Duffie at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

34

Since 1913

39 years of records

Peak year

1918

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1913

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1951

Duffie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1913

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1918)
10
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4681012 19511931192019181913 5

Duffie popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1916 (Duffie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1916 6

Duffie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
15 births that decade — 44% of Duffie's all-time total
1910s151920s71930s61950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duffie?
34 babies have been named Duffie since 1913. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1918 with 10 births.
When was Duffie most popular?
Duffie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Is Duffie a unisex name?
Yes, Duffie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 34 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Duffie been used?
Duffie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 39 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Duffie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Duffy, Duff. 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, 1913–1951 (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.