Names / Boy names
Dubois
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#3,502
in 1919
First recorded
1919
in U.S. data
Children named
29
since 1919
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,502 in 1919 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Dubois first shows up in American naming records in 1919, where it reads as a boys' name. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 29 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.