Duke

Given to 11,595 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −18% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#695
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
390
boys 390
Peak year
2018
529 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
11,595
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Duke was most popular in 2018, when 529 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.29 per 1,000). In 2025, 390 babies were named Duke, ranking #695 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 18%.00.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Duke was most popular in 2018, when 529 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.29 per 1,000). In 2025, 390 babies were named Duke, ranking #695 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 18%.00.10.20.30.41880192019602000Peak 2018

Duke was most popular in 2018, when 529 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.29 per 1,000). In 2025, 390 babies were named Duke, ranking #695 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 18%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 390 695
2024 <5 — 381 704
2023 <5 — 395 683
2022 <5 — 403 676
2021 <5 — 419 652
2020 <5 — 424 633
2019 <5 — 522 541
2018 <5 — 529 533
2017 <5 — 523 541
2016 <5 — 515 558
2015 <5 — 455 601
2014 <5 — 384 668
2013 <5 — 323 722
2012 <5 — 160 1145
2011 <5 — 147 1198
2010 <5 — 141 1245
2009 <5 — 89 1731
2008 <5 — 104 1543
2007 <5 — 96 1614
2006 <5 — 89 1617
2005 <5 — 75 1752
2004 <5 — 62 1953
2003 <5 — 74 1673
2002 <5 — 59 1888
2001 <5 — 53 2007
2000 <5 — 55 1895
1999 <5 — 54 1824
1998 <5 — 49 1957
1997 <5 — 59 1672
1996 <5 — 44 1986
1995 <5 — 55 1648
1994 <5 — 63 1495
1993 <5 — 75 1313
1992 <5 — 65 1417
1991 <5 — 43 1823
1990 <5 — 59 1464
1989 <5 — 50 1590
1988 <5 — 63 1296
1987 <5 — 56 1316
1986 <5 — 33 1837
1985 <5 — 37 1672
1984 <5 — 36 1630
1983 <5 — 44 1429
1982 <5 — 43 1464
1981 <5 — 41 1500
1980 <5 — 47 1378
1979 <5 — 70 1056
1978 <5 — 36 1570
1977 <5 — 36 1546
1976 <5 — 43 1346
1975 <5 — 44 1304
1974 <5 — 52 1135
1973 <5 — 62 1023
1972 <5 — 57 1069
1971 <5 — 75 941
1970 <5 — 78 905
1969 <5 — 75 880
1968 <5 — 62 920
1967 <5 — 73 836
1966 <5 — 84 794
1965 <5 — 70 873
1964 <5 — 89 799
1963 <5 — 100 764
1962 <5 — 77 862
1961 <5 — 69 915
1960 <5 — 96 775
1959 <5 — 107 738
1958 <5 — 89 790
1957 <5 — 108 719
1956 <5 — 105 714
1955 <5 — 85 792
1954 <5 — 75 833
1953 <5 — 53 989
1952 <5 — 49 1027
1951 <5 — 49 1005
1950 <5 — 60 885
1949 <5 — 38 1144
1948 <5 — 59 891
1947 <5 — 47 1053
1946 <5 — 43 1045
1945 <5 — 35 1103
1944 <5 — 28 1255
1943 <5 — 46 986
1942 <5 — 42 1036
1941 <5 — 46 938
1940 <5 — 45 952
1939 <5 — 41 992
1938 <5 — 46 927
1937 <5 — 46 922
1936 <5 — 38 1028
1935 <5 — 22 1453
1934 <5 — 28 1266
1933 <5 — 31 1181
1932 <5 — 19 1651
1931 <5 — 40 1065
1930 <5 — 33 1235
1929 <5 — 22 1564
1928 <5 — 40 1111
1927 <5 — 45 1041
1926 <5 — 43 1064
1925 <5 — 45 1022
1924 <5 — 35 1223
1923 <5 — 27 1420
1922 <5 — 41 1107
1921 <5 — 31 1329
1920 <5 — 33 1252
1919 <5 — 41 1063
1918 <5 — 39 1094
1917 <5 — 40 1033
1916 <5 — 37 1058
1915 <5 — 35 1082
1914 <5 — 17 1492
1913 <5 — 19 1173
1912 <5 — 20 1023
1911 <5 — 15 856
1910 <5 — 13 859
1909 <5 — 11 893
1908 <5 — 13 744
1907 <5 — 5 1345
1906 <5 — 5 1253
1905 <5 — 6 1091
1904 <5 — 8 874
1903 <5 — <5 —
1902 <5 — 7 933
1901 <5 — 5 1058
1900 <5 — 11 785
1899 <5 — 8 786
1898 <5 — 9 744
1897 <5 — 9 725
1896 <5 — 5 1101
1895 <5 — 7 872
1894 <5 — 5 1074
1893 <5 — 6 907
1892 <5 — 6 956
1891 <5 — 5 963
1890 <5 — 7 814
1889 <5 — <5 —
1888 <5 — 8 755
1887 <5 — <5 —
1886 <5 — 5 959
1885 <5 — <5 —
1884 <5 — 5 971
1883 <5 — 5 892
1882 <5 — <5 —
1881 <5 — 5 866
1880 <5 — 7 745

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