Recorded 1913–2015 Boys' name Peak 1972 1,060 births

Durand — boys' name

1,060 babies named Durand in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s141920s231930s151940s671950s1261960s1621970s2571980s1741990s1332000s662010s23
1970s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Durand was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

40 babies were named Durand in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Durand

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,060 babies named Durand between 1913 and 2015, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Durand currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Durand performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 257 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Durand shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Durand in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Durand 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 1,060 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.

Durand at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

1,060

Since 1913

103 years of records

Peak year

1972

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1913

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2015

Durand popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1913

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1972)
40
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
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Durand by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
257 births that decade — 24% of Durand's all-time total
1910s141920s231930s151940s671950s1261960s1621970s2571980s1741990s1332000s662010s23

Durand by state

Where Durand concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Durand
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
10 0.9%
Michigan share of Durand's total US births 0.9%

10 of 1,060 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Durand?
1,060 babies have been named Durand since 1913. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1972 with 40 births.
When was Durand most popular?
Durand was most popular in the 1970s decade with 257 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Durand most popular?
The top states for the name Durand are Michigan (10 births).
How long has the name Durand been used?
Durand has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 103 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Durand?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Durward, Durwood, Durrell, Durell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1913–2015 (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.