Boys' name · since 1961
Duron
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.
- #7,179 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 585
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Duron is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 585 have been recorded since 1961.
Duron has 585 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2017.
- #7,179 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 585 born since 1961
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duron ranks #7,179 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 585 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,179 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 585
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Duron's 585 recorded births place it above 84.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Duron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Duron's full recorded timeline at 1991, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Duron popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2017
- Peak year (1991)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Duron by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (145 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Duron's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Duron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s
1970s
127 births
- 1980s
1980s
145 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 145 births (25% of all-time use).
How Duron compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Duron's total volume
Duron by state
Where Duron concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 585 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Duron's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (145 total births) through the 2010s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Durons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Duron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1961–2017 (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 Duron 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.