Baby name

Duane

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Origin of the name

Duane comes from an Irish surname, Ó Dubhán.

Classic name

The high point came in 1959, with 2,965 births and the No. 126 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 133 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 2572.

115,442births since 1880

1950sgeneration

No. 126rank at its peak, in 1959

Where babies named Duane are born

1959

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The darker the blue, the more common Duane is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Duane is most common in North Dakota (8.3 times), South Dakota (6.2) and Iowa (4.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Dane 33,593
Dwane 3,170
Deane 2,758
Diane 1,383
Duaine 1,052

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