Boys' name · since 1915
Durham
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 309 babies named Durham, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,410 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,792 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 309
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
309 babies have been named Durham since 1915, making it today's #10792 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Durham recorded 309 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #10792 nationally today, ahead of 23% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #10,410 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,792 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 309 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Durham ranks #10,410 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,792 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 309 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,410 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,792 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 309
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Durham's 309 recorded births place it above 77.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Durham compares
309 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Durham's all-time total is 16% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Durham | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 309 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Durham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Durham splits its recorded history at 2006: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Durham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Durham by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Durham's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Durham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
37 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Durham's data
- Durham's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Durham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Durham 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.