How Many People Are Named Duval?
An estimated 374 people in the United States have the first name Duval. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Duval peaked in popularity in 1968 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Duval 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 Duval paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
374
About 1 in 916,455 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1968
13 births
Total Registered
532
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Duval
Duval is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 532 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Duval as a male name
Ranked #12,857 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1968 (13 births)
Duval: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Duval span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 88 babies were registered. Duval has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Duval by Decade
How has Duval 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.
Duval by State
Duval + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Duval as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Duval
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Duval: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Duval?
We estimate approximately 374 people named Duval 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 916,455 Americans share this first name.
Is Duval a common name?
Duval is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 532 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Duval most popular?
Duval reached peak popularity in 1968, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Duval is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Duval a male name?
Duval is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Duval Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Duval Smith, Duval Johnson, Duval 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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