Recorded 1922–1982 Boys' name Peak 1974 106 births

Duwane — boys' name

106 babies named Duwane in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s111940s51950s191960s231970s311980s12
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Duwane was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

10 babies were named Duwane in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duwane

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Duwane between 1922 and 1982, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duwane currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duwane performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Duwane shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duwane 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 106 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.

Duwane at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

106

Since 1922

61 years of records

Peak year

1974

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1922

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1982

Duwane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1922

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1974)
10
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
4681012 1982197619701963195619351922 5

Duwane by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
31 births that decade — 29% of Duwane's all-time total
1920s51930s111940s51950s191960s231970s311980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duwane?
106 babies have been named Duwane since 1922. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1974 with 10 births.
When was Duwane most popular?
Duwane was most popular in the 1970s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Duwane been used?
Duwane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 61 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Duwane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Duwayne, Duward, Duwan, Duwaine. 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, 1922–1982 (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.