Recorded 1915–2022 Boys' name Peak 1968 532 births

Duval — boys' name

532 babies named Duval in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s271920s631930s331940s211950s511960s801970s661980s881990s632000s302010s52020s5
1980s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Duval was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

13 babies were named Duval in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duval

The Social Security Administration has registered 532 babies named Duval between 1915 and 2022, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duval currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duval performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Duval shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Duval in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duval 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 532 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.

Duval at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

532

Since 1915

108 years of records

Peak year

1968

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1915

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2022

Duval popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1915

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1968)
13
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
468101214 202219951986197619671956193919231915 7

Duval by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
88 births that decade — 17% of Duval's all-time total
1910s271920s631930s331940s211950s511960s801970s661980s881990s632000s302010s52020s5

Duval by state

Where Duval concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Duval
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
34 6.4%
New York share of Duval's total US births 6.4%

34 of 532 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duval?
532 babies have been named Duval since 1915. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1968 with 13 births.
When was Duval most popular?
Duval was most popular in the 1980s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Duval most popular?
The top states for the name Duval are New York (34 births).
How long has the name Duval been used?
Duval has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 108 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Duval?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Duvid, Duvan, Duvall, Duvon, and 1 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, 1915–2022 (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.