Boy
Duane
The name Duane carries the meaning "Irish Dubhán", with roots in Irish. It was at its most popular in the 1950s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. The registry counts around 115,814 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
IrishIrish "Dubhán"
EtymologyMeaning "little dark one" (from "dubh," black)
Births by decade
1900s
104
1910s
1,591
1920s
8,716
1930s
17,087
1940s
17,270
1950s
24,260
1960s
23,894
1970s
12,505
1980s
5,279
1990s
2,615
2000s
1,573
2010s
920
Peaked in the 1950s · 115,814 total U.S. births since 1900