How Many People Are Named Durwood?
An estimated 978 people in the United States have the first name Durwood. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Durwood peaked in popularity in 1943 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Durwood 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 Durwood paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Durwood is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
978
About 1 in 350,465 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1943
72 births
Total Registered
2,688
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Durwood
Durwood is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,688 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Durwood as a male name
Ranked #9,690 in 1997
5 male births in 1997
Peak: 1943 (72 births)
Durwood: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Durwood span from the 1900s to the 1990s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 574 babies were registered. Durwood has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Durwood by Decade
How has Durwood 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.
Durwood by State
Birth registrations for Durwood span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Maine, Pennsylvania, Louisiana. On average, about 84 Durwoods were registered per state.
Durwood + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Durwood as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Durwood
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Durwood: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Durwood?
We estimate approximately 978 people named Durwood 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 350,465 Americans share this first name.
Is Durwood a common name?
Durwood is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,688 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Durwood most popular?
Durwood reached peak popularity in 1943, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Durwood is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Durwood a male name?
Durwood is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Durwood Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Durwood Smith, Durwood Johnson, Durwood 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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