Duke Name Popularity

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How popular is Duke?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Duke, ranked the 531st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Duke has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 531, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time this year with 527 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Duke was less than 5, most recently in 1903.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Duke occurred roughly during the years 1909-1915, 1934-1937, 1944-1948, 1951-1956, 2000-2006, and 2007-2016, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1971-1975.

The popularity trend for Duke has been soaring upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Duke for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Duke?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Duke still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Duke (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		527	531
2017		521	539
2016		514	558
2015		454	602
2014		384	667
2013		323	721
2012		160	1,145
2011		147	1,201
2010		141	1,247
2009		89	1,733
2008		104	1,547
2007		96	1,615
2006		89	1,621
2005		75	1,759
2004		62	1,958
2003		74	1,677
2002		59	1,899
2001		53	2,012
2000		55	1,900
1999		54	1,833
1998		49	1,967
1997		59	1,676
1996		44	1,995
1995		55	1,655
1994		63	1,498
1993		75	1,315
1992		65	1,420
1991		43	1,841
1990		59	1,472
1989		50	1,593
1988		63	1,298
1987		56	1,322
1986		33	1,848
1985		37	1,682
1984		37	1,607
1983		44	1,432
1982		43	1,465
1981		41	1,508
1980		46	1,395
1979		69	1,069
1978		36	1,577
1977		36	1,548
1976		43	1,358
1975		44	1,307
1974		55	1,108
1973		62	1,026
1972		57	1,073
1971		75	944
1970		78	904
1969		76	877
1968		62	921
1967		73	838
1966		84	795
1965		70	877
1964		89	799
1963		100	765
1962		76	872
1961		70	911
1960		98	769
1959		105	746
1958		89	790
1957		108	719
1956		105	714
1955		85	793
1954		75	837
1953		53	993
1952		49	1,034
1951		49	1,007
1950		60	887
1949		38	1,149
1948		59	892
1947		47	1,055
1946		43	1,048
1945		35	1,106
1944		28	1,262
1943		46	986
1942		41	1,062
1941		47	928
1940		45	954
1939		41	996
1938		46	931
1937		46	924
1936		38	1,034
1935		22	1,463
1934		28	1,277
1933		31	1,185
1932		19	1,663
1931		40	1,068
1930		33	1,241
1929		22	1,578
1928		40	1,113
1927		45	1,046
1926		43	1,070
1925		45	1,026
1924		35	1,229
1923		27	1,437
1922		41	1,112
1921		31	1,335
1920		33	1,259
1919		41	1,067
1918		39	1,099
1917		40	1,042
1916		37	1,063
1915		35	1,091
1914		17	1,507
1913		19	1,180
1912		20	1,037
1911		15	868
1910		13	883
1909		11	910
1908		13	754
1907		5	1,394
1906		5	1,289
1905		6	1,130
1904		8	906
1903		< 5	--
1902		7	955
1901		5	1,094
1900		11	798
1899		8	802
1898		9	761
1897		9	743
1896		5	1,141
1895		7	903
1894		5	1,128
1893		6	938
1892		6	990
1891		5	1,011
1890		7	830
1889		< 5	--
1888		8	765
1887		< 5	--
1886		5	1,004
1885		< 5	--
1884		5	1,007
1883		5	933
1882		< 5	--
1881		5	903
1880		7	765

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.