Recorded 1951–1982 Girls' name Peak 1951 36 births

Duska — girls' name

36 babies named Duska in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s151970s51980s5
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Duska was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

6 babies were named Duska in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duska

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Duska between 1951 and 1982, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Duska currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duska performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Duska shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duska 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 36 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.

Duska at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

36

Since 1951

32 years of records

Peak year

1951

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1951

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1982

Duska popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1951

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1951)
6
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 1982197719681967196419571951 6

Duska by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
15 births that decade — 42% of Duska's all-time total
1950s111960s151970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duska?
36 babies have been named Duska since 1951. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1951 with 6 births.
When was Duska most popular?
Duska was most popular in the 1960s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Duska been used?
Duska has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 32 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Duska?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dusty, Dusti, Dustin, Dustie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1951–1982 (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.