Is Duncan a boy or girl name?
Duncan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 194 boys were named Duncan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 21,043 US babies named Duncan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,102
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Duncan since 1880
- 21,043
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 644 babies
Boys and girls named Duncan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 117 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 116 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 542 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 767 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 653 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,178 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,784 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,389 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 936 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,415 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 4,221 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 3,965 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,687 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 1,123 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 194 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 244 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 252 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 216 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 217 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 205 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 235 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 251 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 286 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 294 | #790 | 5 | #17,190 |
| 2014 | 287 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 262 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 263 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 275 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 329 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 318 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 324 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 288 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 351 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 359 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 402 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 421 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 472 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 500 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 530 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 576 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 641 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 644 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 505 | #444 | 6 | #12,286 |
| 1995 | 456 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 388 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 326 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 260 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 235 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 190 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 209 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 170 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 163 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 162 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 164 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 137 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 132 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 94 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 85 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 99 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 85 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 86 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 76 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 83 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 85 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 86 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 121 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 85 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 95 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 134 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 97 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 98 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 84 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 106 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 126 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 154 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 263 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 142 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 145 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 174 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 253 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 282 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 208 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 178 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 145 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 157 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 149 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 141 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 138 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 133 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 140 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 133 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 158 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 120 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 114 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 102 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 106 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 117 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 101 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 87 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 67 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 69 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 71 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 68 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 67 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 53 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 61 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 66 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 64 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 67 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 71 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 89 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 57 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 72 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 86 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 77 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 72 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 82 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 75 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 86 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 72 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 81 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 68 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 66 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 70 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 53 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 47 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 46 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 25 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 14 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 14 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 12 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 11 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 16 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 16 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 11 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 17 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 10 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 13 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 14 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 14 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 10 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 19 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 10 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 16 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 15 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 18 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 12 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 14 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 10 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 18 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 12 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 12 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #540 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Duncan reached #378 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #12,286 in 1996. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.