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% boys / 0% girls · 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
📖The word “duke” appears in the Bible↗
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