How Many People Are Named Duke?
An estimated 9,507 people in the United States have the first name Duke. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Duke peaked in popularity in 2018 with 529 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Duke as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Duke paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,507
About 1 in 36,053 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2018
529 births
Total Registered
11,200
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Duke
Duke is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11,200 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Duke as a male name
Ranked #709 in 2024
375 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (529 births)
Duke: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Duke span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,698 babies were registered. While Duke is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Duke by Decade
How has Duke tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Duke by State
Birth registrations for Duke span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Hawaii. The lowest are in West Virginia, New Mexico, North Dakota. On average, about 155 Dukes were registered per state.
Duke + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Duke as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Duke
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Duke: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Duke?
We estimate approximately 9,507 people named Duke are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 36,053 Americans share this first name.
Is Duke a common name?
Duke is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,200 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Duke most popular?
Duke reached peak popularity in 2018, when 529 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Duke is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Duke a male name?
Duke is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Duke Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Duke Smith, Duke Johnson, Duke Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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