Recorded 1941–1961 Girls' name Peak 1941 20 births

Dureen — girls' name

20 babies named Dureen in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s51960s10
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Dureen was born in this single decade.

1941
Single peak year

5 babies were named Dureen in 1941 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dureen

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Dureen between 1941 and 1961, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dureen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dureen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dureen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dureen 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 20 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.

Dureen at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

20

Since 1941

21 years of records

Peak year

1941

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1941

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1961

Dureen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1941

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1941)
5
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
5 1961196019571941 5

Dureen by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 50% of Dureen's all-time total
1940s51950s51960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dureen?
20 babies have been named Dureen since 1941. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1941 with 5 births.
When was Dureen most popular?
Dureen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
How long has the name Dureen been used?
Dureen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 21 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Dureen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dura, Durinda, Duru, Durenda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1941–1961 (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.