Recorded 1972–2020 Boys' name Peak 1991 121 births

Durante — boys' name

121 babies named Durante in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s381990s492000s62010s122020s5
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Durante was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Durante in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Durante

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Durante between 1972 and 2020, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Durante currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Durante performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Durante shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Durante in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Durante 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 121 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.

Durante at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

121

Since 1972

49 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1972

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2020

Durante popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1972

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Durante by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
49 births that decade — 40% of Durante's all-time total
1970s111980s381990s492000s62010s122020s5

Durante by state

Where Durante concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Durante
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
10 8.3%
Georgia share of Durante's total US births 8.3%

10 of 121 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Durante?
121 babies have been named Durante since 1972. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Durante most popular?
Durante was most popular in the 1990s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Durante most popular?
The top states for the name Durante are Georgia (10 births).
How long has the name Durante been used?
Durante has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 49 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Durante?
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.

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, 1972–2020 (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.