How Many People Are Named Duran?
An estimated 1,434 people in the United States have the first name Duran. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Duran peaked in popularity in 1984 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Duran 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 Duran paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,434
About 1 in 239,020 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1984
68 births
Total Registered
1,526
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Duran
Duran is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,526 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Duran as a male name
Ranked #10,007 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1984 (68 births)
Duran: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Duran span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 504 babies were registered. Duran has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Duran by Decade
How has Duran 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.
Duran by State
Birth registrations for Duran span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in New Jersey, Georgia, Hawaii. On average, about 18 Durans were registered per state.
Duran + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Duran as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Duran
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Duran: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Duran?
We estimate approximately 1,434 people named Duran 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 239,020 Americans share this first name.
Is Duran a common name?
Duran is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,526 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Duran most popular?
Duran reached peak popularity in 1984, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Duran is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Duran a male name?
Duran is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Duran Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Duran Smith, Duran Johnson, Duran 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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