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How popular is the name Duane?

Births per year, rank history and how many Duanes are alive today.

Duane (male), a spelling of Dwayne, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2020 (ranked 2960th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 17 babies were given the name, the 853rd most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Dwayne you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Dwaynes born in England and Wales are between 16 and 32, and there are at least 1,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Dwayne - on average, only one in every 303 such rooms contains a Dwayne.

How many babies are named Duane each year?

Includes all spellings: Duane, Dwain, Dwayne. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

02040200020201996: 491997: 341998: 331999: 232000: 302001: 302002: 252003: 262004: 302005: 282006: 252007: 362008: 232009: 312010: 222011: 282012: 272013: 222014: 262015: 292016: 182017: 152018: 162019: 72020: 172021: 112022: 92023: 142024: 52025: 8actual

Where does the Duane spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 8531997: ranked 1,3451998: ranked 1,8211999: ranked 1,1992000: ranked 1,5522001: ranked 1,9492002: ranked 1,7992003: ranked 1,7712004: ranked 1,7322005: ranked 2,7542006: ranked 3,3852007: ranked 2,4352008: ranked 3,1582009: ranked 1,9812010: ranked 2,4002011: ranked 2,8922012: ranked 3,4162013: ranked 2,9542014: ranked 3,3622015: ranked 2,7072020: ranked 2,960

Where does the Dwain spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020001996: ranked 2,8631998: ranked 2,0742001: ranked 1,9492003: ranked 3,4672005: ranked 3,2082007: ranked 4,3332009: ranked 3,744

Where does the Dwayne spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 5731997: ranked 6611998: ranked 7381999: ranked 1,1302000: ranked 7732001: ranked 9102002: ranked 9502003: ranked 1,1322004: ranked 9702005: ranked 1,0952006: ranked 1,0482007: ranked 9522008: ranked 1,2942009: ranked 1,3582010: ranked 1,6202011: ranked 1,1582012: ranked 1,1912013: ranked 1,4622014: ranked 1,2232015: ranked 1,1862016: ranked 1,4312017: ranked 1,6272018: ranked 1,5332019: ranked 2,7282020: ranked 1,9352021: ranked 1,9842022: ranked 2,3212023: ranked 1,7012024: ranked 3,6892025: ranked 2,664

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Duane per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 49 in 1996
Duane: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Duane most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Dwayne, peaked in 1996, when 49 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Duane spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 17 babies.

How many people are called Duane?

At least 1,000 people named Duane in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Duane?

Most living Duanes are between 16 and 32; the most common age is about 31.

Is Duane becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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