Boy or Girl

Is Duke a boy or girl name?

Duke is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 375 boys were named Duke, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 11,200 US babies named Duke were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#709
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Duke since 1880
11,200
Most popular year
2018
529 babies
Babies named Duke each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Duke from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.015030045060018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Duke, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s3500%
1890s6700%
1900s7100%
1910s27600%
1920s36200%
1930s34400%
1940s42900%
1950s78000%
1960s79600%
1970s55300%
1980s45000%
1990s56700%
2000s75600%
2010s3,69800%
2020s2,01600%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
2024375#7090–
2023395#6830–
2022403#6770–
2021419#6520–
2020424#6330–
2019521#5410–
2018529#5330–
2017523#5410–
2016515#5580–
2015455#6030–
2014384#6690–
2013323#7210–
2012160#1,1460–
2011147#1,2010–
2010141#1,2470–
200989#1,7330–
2008104#1,5480–
200796#1,6150–
200689#1,6210–
200575#1,7590–
200462#1,9590–
200374#1,6780–
200259#1,9000–
200153#2,0130–
200055#1,9000–
199954#1,8330–
199849#1,9670–
199759#1,6760–
199644#1,9950–
199555#1,6550–
199463#1,4980–
199375#1,3150–
199265#1,4200–
199143#1,8420–
199060#1,4580–
198950#1,5930–
198863#1,2990–
198756#1,3200–
198633#1,8490–
198537#1,6810–
198436#1,6380–
198344#1,4330–
198243#1,4670–
198141#1,5060–
198047#1,3840–
197970#1,0620–
197836#1,5780–
197736#1,5490–
197643#1,3590–
197544#1,3080–
197452#1,1400–
197362#1,0250–
197257#1,0730–
197175#9440–
197078#9050–
196976#8770–
196862#9210–
196773#8370–
196684#7950–
196570#8770–
196489#8010–
1963100#7650–
196276#8740–
196170#9120–
196096#7760–
1959107#7380–
195889#7900–
1957108#7200–
1956105#7150–
195585#7940–
195475#8360–
195353#9910–
195249#1,0340–
195149#1,0070–
195060#8870–
194938#1,1490–
194859#8930–
194747#1,0550–
194643#1,0470–
194535#1,1060–
194428#1,2620–
194346#9860–
194242#1,0400–
194146#9430–
194045#9550–
193941#9960–
193846#9290–
193746#9250–
193638#1,0340–
193522#1,4630–
193428#1,2770–
193331#1,1850–
193219#1,6660–
193140#1,0680–
193033#1,2410–
192922#1,5770–
192840#1,1130–
192745#1,0460–
192643#1,0710–
192545#1,0250–
192435#1,2290–
192327#1,4370–
192241#1,1120–
192131#1,3350–
192033#1,2590–
191941#1,0670–
191839#1,0990–
191740#1,0420–
191637#1,0630–
191535#1,0910–
191417#1,5070–
191319#1,1800–
191220#1,0370–
191115#8680–
191013#8830–
190911#9100–
190813#7540–
19075#1,3940–
19065#1,2890–
19056#1,1300–
19048#9060–
19030–0–
19027#9550–
19015#1,0940–
190011#7980–
18998#8020–
18989#7610–
18979#7430–
18965#1,1410–
18957#9030–
18945#1,1280–
18936#9380–
18926#9900–
18915#1,0110–
18907#8300–
18890–0–
18888#7650–
18870–0–
18865#1,0040–
18850–0–
18845#1,0070–
18835#9330–
18820–0–
18815#9020–
18807#7650–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Duke reached #533 in 2018. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.