Durward — boys' name

What the Data Says About Durward

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,873 babies named Durward between 1884 and 1991, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Durward currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 118 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Durward performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 793 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Durward shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 272 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Durward in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Durward 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 2,873 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.