Boys' name · since 1972
Durante
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 121 babies named Durante, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 121
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Durante sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 121 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Durante recorded 121 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2020.
- #16,164 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 121 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Durante ranks #16,164 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 121
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Durante's 121 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Durante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Durante's full recorded timeline at 1991, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Durante popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2020
- Peak year (1991)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Durante by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (49 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Durante's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Durante births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 49 births (40% of all-time use).
Durante by state
Where Durante concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 10 | 8.3% |
10 of 121 births nationwide.
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What to do with Durante's data
- Durante's decade-level peak was the 1990s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Durantes (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Durante: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1972–2020 (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 Durante 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.