Boys' name · since 1969
Duwan
210 babies named Duwan in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,655 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 210
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Duwan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 210 have been recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duwan has been recorded 210 times among boys since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2017.
- #12,655 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 210 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duwan ranks #12,655 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 210 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,655 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 210
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Duwan's 210 recorded births place it above 72.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Duwan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Duwan's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Duwan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2017
- Peak year (1977)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Duwan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (57 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Duwan's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Duwan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 57 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Duwan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Duwan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1969–2017 (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 Duwan 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.