—2024 rank
1959peak year
111,038babies named Duane since 1880
▲ +3%5-year trend
Duane popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Duane mean?
From the Irish surname O Dubhain, built on dubhan, 'little dark one'. Adopted as a given name in America in the early 20th century.
OriginIrish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
Names like Duane
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Famous Duanes
- Duane Allman, guitarist
Spellings & variants
Dwayne
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