How Many People Are Named Duy?
An estimated 801 people in the United States have the first name Duy. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Duy peaked in popularity in 1984 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Duy 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 Duy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
801
About 1 in 427,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1984
59 births
Total Registered
827
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Duy
Duy is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 827 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Duy as a male name
Ranked #12,777 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (59 births)
Duy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Duy span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 364 babies were registered. Duy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Duy by Decade
How has Duy 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.
Duy by State
Birth registrations for Duy span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Oregon, Louisiana, Texas. On average, about 70 Duys were registered per state.
Duy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Duy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Duy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Duy?
We estimate approximately 801 people named Duy 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 427,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Duy a common name?
Duy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 827 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Duy most popular?
Duy reached peak popularity in 1984, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Duy is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Duy a male name?
Duy is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Duy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Duy Smith, Duy Johnson, Duy 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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