Names / Boy names
Duncan
Current rank
#1,124
holding steady
All-time peak
#378
in 1997
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
21,200
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #378 in 1997 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Duncan enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. 1997 marked its high point, reaching #378. More than 21,200 children have been given the name overall.