Recorded 1930–2015 Boys' name Peak 1981 77 births

Duvall — boys' name

77 babies named Duvall in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51960s51970s51980s361990s212010s5
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Duvall was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

9 babies were named Duvall in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duvall

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Duvall between 1930 and 2015, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duvall currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duvall performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Duvall shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duvall 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 77 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.

Duvall at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

77

Since 1930

86 years of records

Peak year

1981

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1930

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2015

Duvall popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1930

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1981)
9
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
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Duvall by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
36 births that decade — 47% of Duvall's all-time total
1930s51960s51970s51980s361990s212010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duvall?
77 babies have been named Duvall since 1930. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1981 with 9 births.
When was Duvall most popular?
Duvall was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Duvall been used?
Duvall has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 86 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Duvall?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Duval, Duvid, Duvan, 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, 1930–2015 (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.