Recorded 1954–1982 Boys' name Peak 1954 88 births

Durk — boys' name

88 babies named Durk in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s521960s201970s101980s6
1950s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Durk was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

17 babies were named Durk in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Durk

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Durk between 1954 and 1982, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Durk currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Durk performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Durk shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Durk 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 88 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.

Durk at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

88

Since 1954

29 years of records

Peak year

1954

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1954

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1982

Durk popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1954

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1954)
17
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 19821975197119681966196419591958195619551954 17

Durk by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
52 births that decade — 59% of Durk's all-time total
1950s521960s201970s101980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Durk?
88 babies have been named Durk since 1954. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1954 with 17 births.
When was Durk most popular?
Durk was most popular in the 1950s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Durk been used?
Durk has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 29 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Durk?
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, 1954–1982 (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.