How popular is the name Duane?

Duane ranks 193rd among boys' names in US records, with 194,169 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,811.

Is Duane a unisex name?

No. Duane is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1959, when 4,878 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Dwayne, Duan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#193 of boy names

Pronounced D W AE1 N (ARPABET)

Duane is a boys' name, and first appears in 1885. It has been given to 194,169 children — the 193rd most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 41% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1959, when 4,878 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Dwayne and Duan — because they are pronounced identically.

1959Boys: 4,878Girls: 23

These spellings sound identical to Duane and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Duane?: Duane ranks 193rd among boys' names in US records, with 194,169 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,811.
Is Duane a unisex name?: No. Duane is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Duane most popular?: 1959, when 4,878 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Duane spelled?: Dwayne, Duan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.