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Duke

Boy

Meaning of Duke: English: 'leader'

Duke is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 704th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#704

390 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,595

First recorded 1880 · peak 2018

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 41 babies1982: 43 babies1983: 44 babies1984: 36 babies1985: 37 babies1986: 33 babies1987: 56 babies1988: 63 babies1989: 50 babies1990: 59 babies19901991: 43 babies1992: 65 babies1993: 75 babies1994: 63 babies1995: 55 babies1996: 44 babies1997: 59 babies1998: 49 babies1999: 54 babies2000: 55 babies20002001: 53 babies2002: 59 babies2003: 74 babies2004: 62 babies2005: 75 babies2006: 89 babies2007: 96 babies2008: 104 babies2009: 89 babies2010: 141 babies20102011: 147 babies2012: 160 babies2013: 323 babies2014: 384 babies2015: 455 babies2016: 515 babies2017: 523 babies2018: 529 babies2019: 522 babies2020: 424 babies20202021: 419 babies2022: 403 babies2023: 395 babies2024: 381 babies2025: 390 babies
US babies named Duke per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 529.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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