Recorded 1929–1968 Girls' name Peak 1950 92 births

Durene — girls' name

92 babies named Durene in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s221940s51950s401960s19
1950s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Durene was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

8 babies were named Durene in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Durene

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Durene between 1929 and 1968, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Durene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Durene performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Durene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Durene 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 92 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.

Durene at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

92

Since 1929

40 years of records

Peak year

1950

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1929

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1968

Durene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1929

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1950)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
456789 19681960195719531950193819331929 6

Durene by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
40 births that decade — 43% of Durene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Durene?
92 babies have been named Durene since 1929. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1950 with 8 births.
When was Durene most popular?
Durene was most popular in the 1950s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Durene been used?
Durene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 40 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Durene?
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, 1929–1968 (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.