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Duane

/ˈdweɪn/ · 99% boys · 51 born in 2025

Duane has been given to about 116,456 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdweɪn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 80,323
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Duane per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1959 · 2,978
  • Born in 202551
  • All time116,456

How popular is Duane?

Its best year was 1959, when 2,978 babies were given the name, ranking 126th. The typical living American called Duane is about 66 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Duane

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dane0.80
  2. Dwayne0.79
  3. Deane0.80
  4. Dwaine0.74
  5. Dewayne0.71
  6. Shane0.65
  7. Zane0.65
  8. Lane0.65

Middle names for Duane

Ranked by flow score
  1. Duane Thomas0.80
  2. Duane James0.80
  3. Duane Cole0.79
  4. Duane Miles0.79
  5. Duane Wilder0.78
  6. Duane Paul0.61

Sibling names for Duane

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ramonasister · 0.96
  2. Joysister · 0.96
  3. Gwendolynsister · 0.96
  4. Tommybrother · 0.95
  5. Jaybrother · 0.93
  6. Frankieeither · 0.93

Where Duane is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Duane Wilson0.75
  2. Duane Williams0.75
  3. Duane Walker0.75
  4. Duane Turner0.75
  5. Duane Torres0.75
  6. Duane Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Duane

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Duane across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.