Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Duke

#1,079 most common boys' name of all time · #2,565 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,079
Rank overall
#2,565 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
141 of 146
All-time
11,595
Since 2016
4,501
Peak year
2018 #533
Best rank
#533 2018
Girls Boys peak 529/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Duke is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 390 390 #695
2024 381 381 #706
2023 395 395 #683
2022 403 403 #677
2021 419 419 #653
2020 424 424 #633
2019 522 522 #541
2018 529 529 #533
2017 523 523 #541
2016 515 515 #558
2015 455 455 #602
2014 384 384 #668
2013 323 323 #723
2012 160 160 #1,146
2011 147 147 #1,200
2010 141 141 #1,246
2009 89 89 #1,731
2008 104 104 #1,543
2007 96 96 #1,615
2006 89 89 #1,617
2005 75 75 #1,753
2004 62 62 #1,953
2003 74 74 #1,675
2002 59 59 #1,891
2001 53 53 #2,009
2000 55 55 #1,898
1999 54 54 #1,824
1998 49 49 #1,960
1997 59 59 #1,673
1996 44 44 #1,989
1995 55 55 #1,648
1994 63 63 #1,495
1993 75 75 #1,313
1992 65 65 #1,419
1991 43 43 #1,823
1990 59 59 #1,467
1989 50 50 #1,594
1988 63 63 #1,296
1987 56 56 #1,321
1986 33 33 #1,840
1985 37 37 #1,676
1984 36 36 #1,630
1983 44 44 #1,431
1982 43 43 #1,469
1981 41 41 #1,504
1980 47 47 #1,381
1979 70 70 #1,058
1978 36 36 #1,572
1977 36 36 #1,547
1976 43 43 #1,351
1975 44 44 #1,309
1974 52 52 #1,135
1973 62 62 #1,027
1972 57 57 #1,071
1971 75 75 #943
1970 78 78 #907
1969 75 75 #881
1968 62 62 #923
1967 73 73 #838
1966 84 84 #796
1965 70 70 #874
1964 89 89 #802
1963 100 100 #764
1962 77 77 #864
1961 69 69 #918
1960 96 96 #778
1959 107 107 #740
1958 89 89 #792
1957 108 108 #721
1956 105 105 #715
1955 85 85 #795
1954 75 75 #835
1953 53 53 #992
1952 49 49 #1,032
1951 49 49 #1,009
1950 60 60 #887
1949 38 38 #1,149
1948 59 59 #898
1947 47 47 #1,057
1946 43 43 #1,053
1945 35 35 #1,109
1944 28 28 #1,260
1943 46 46 #989
1942 42 42 #1,043
1941 46 46 #941
1940 45 45 #957
1939 41 41 #997
1938 46 46 #930
1937 46 46 #925
1936 38 38 #1,037
1935 22 22 #1,459
1934 28 28 #1,273
1933 31 31 #1,185
1932 19 19 #1,661
1931 40 40 #1,071
1930 33 33 #1,242
1929 22 22 #1,572
1928 40 40 #1,115
1927 45 45 #1,048
1926 43 43 #1,074
1925 45 45 #1,028
1924 35 35 #1,226
1923 27 27 #1,428
1922 41 41 #1,111
1921 31 31 #1,333
1920 33 33 #1,255
1919 41 41 #1,067
1918 39 39 #1,098
1917 40 40 #1,041
1916 37 37 #1,063
1915 35 35 #1,084
1914 17 17 #1,501
1913 19 19 #1,180
1912 20 20 #1,037
1911 15 15 #871
1910 13 13 #889
1909 11 11 #917
1908 13 13 #763
1907 5 5 #1,373
1906 5 5 #1,285
1905 6 6 #1,130
1904 8 8 #902
1902 7 7 #959
1901 5 5 #1,102
1900 11 11 #807
1899 8 8 #822
1898 9 9 #773
1897 9 9 #759
1896 5 5 #1,139
1895 7 7 #911
1894 5 5 #1,110
1893 6 6 #945
1892 6 6 #989
1891 5 5 #1,011
1890 7 7 #841
1888 8 8 #783
1886 5 5 #992
1884 5 5 #997
1883 5 5 #928
1881 5 5 #898
1880 7 7 #768