Boys' name · since 1915
Duval
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 532 babies named Duval, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 532
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
Duval is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 532 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Duval recorded 532 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2022.
- #7,603 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 532 born since 1915
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duval ranks #7,603 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 532 born since 1915, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 532
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
Duval's 532 recorded births place it above 83.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Duval's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Duval's full recorded timeline at 1968, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Duval popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2022
- Peak year (1968)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Duval by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (88 births, 17% of the file).
1980s was Duval's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Duval births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
63 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
51 births
- 1960s
1960s
80 births
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
88 births
- 1990s
1990s
63 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 88 births (17% of all-time use).
How Duval 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 Duval's total volume
Duval by state
Where Duval concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 34 | 6.4% |
34 of 532 births nationwide.
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What to do with Duval's data
- Duval's decade-level peak was the 1980s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Duvals (34 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Duval: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1915–2022 (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 Duval 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.