Duane Boy
How popular is Duane?
#2,572 boy name in 2025
51 baby boys were named Duane in the US in 2025, making it the 2572nd most popular boy name.
69,823living people named Duane (est.)
63median age of people named Duane
116,456babies named Duane since 1880
1 in 65,007US babies born in 2025
Duane popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,572 for boys (▼ 494 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 51 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-55% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,475 in 2015, #1,872 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1959 (2,965 boys) |
| Highest rank | #102 in 1933 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Duane is most popular
Babies named Duane per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Missouri: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (9 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (15 boys)
Duane by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #921 |
| 1890s | 35 | #768 |
| 1900s | 104 | #550 |
| 1910s | 1,554 | #315 |
| 1920s | 8,565 | #137 |
| 1930s | 16,855 | #102 |
| 1940s | 17,072 | #129 |
| 1950s | 24,144 | #126 |
| 1960s | 23,755 | #127 |
| 1970s | 12,404 | #158 |
| 1980s | 5,247 | #288 |
| 1990s | 2,615 | #520 |
| 2000s | 1,583 | #857 |
| 2010s | 1,075 | #1,309 |
| 2020s | 424 | #1,872 |
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Questions
- Is Duane a boy or girl name?
- Duane is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Duane were boys.
- How popular is the name Duane?
- 51 baby boys were named Duane in the US in 2025, making it the 2572nd most popular boy name.
- When was Duane most popular?
- Duane peaked in 1959, when 2,965 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #102 in 1933.
- How many people are named Duane?
- 116,456 babies have been named Duane in the US since 1880. We estimate about 69,823 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Duane most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Duane was most common in Ohio, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.