Boys' name · since 1914
Dupree
Dupree has 877 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,578 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,779 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 877
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dupree is the #9779 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 877 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dupree has been recorded 877 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #9779 nationally and more common than 30% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #5,578 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,779 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 877 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dupree ranks #5,578 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,779 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 877 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,578 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,779 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 877
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dupree's 877 recorded births place it above 87.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dupree compares
877 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dupree's all-time total is 138% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dupree | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 877 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dupree's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dupree's full recorded timeline at 1985, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dupree popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Dupree by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (166 births, 19% of the file).
1990s was Dupree's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Dupree births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 33
1910s
33 births
- 1920s 51
1920s
51 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
161 births
- 1990s
1990s
166 births
- 2000s
2000s
119 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 166 births (19% of all-time use).
How Dupree compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dupree's total volume
Dupree by state
Where Dupree concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 65 | 7.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 32 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
65 of 877 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dupree's data
- Dupree's decade-level peak was the 1990s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Duprees (65 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Dupree
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dupree: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Dupree 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.