Recorded 1961–2017 Boys' name Peak 1991 585 births

Duron — boys' name

585 babies named Duron in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s301970s1271980s1451990s1172000s1082010s58
1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Duron was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

24 babies were named Duron in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duron

The Social Security Administration has registered 585 babies named Duron between 1961 and 2017, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duron currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duron performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Duron shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Duron in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duron 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 585 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.

Duron at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

585

Since 1961

57 years of records

Peak year

1991

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1961

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2017

Duron popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1961

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1991)
24
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
0510152025 201720092002199519881981197419651961 6

Duron by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
145 births that decade — 25% of Duron's all-time total
1960s301970s1271980s1451990s1172000s1082010s58

Duron by state

Where Duron concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Duron
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 0.9%
#2 Pennsylvania
5 0.9%
#3 Virginia
5 0.9%
New York share of Duron's total US births 0.9%
Even split

5 of 585 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duron?
585 babies have been named Duron since 1961. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1991 with 24 births.
When was Duron most popular?
Duron was most popular in the 1980s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Duron most popular?
The top states for the name Duron are New York (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Duron been used?
Duron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 57 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Duron?
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, 1961–2017 (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.