Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Duke
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2018
Peak era
2018
Peak births
529
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Duke
How many people are named Duke?
An estimated 9,583 living Americans are named Duke.
How rare is Duke?
Duke is uncommon among babies today, with 390 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 26.3% from its 2018 peak.
How old is the typical Duke?
The median age of a living American named Duke is approximately 11 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 33 years old.
Is Duke still popular?
Not especially. Duke has been declining since its 2018 peak and registered 390 births in 2025.
Where is Duke most common?
Duke has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 42.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20182025
Peak year
2018
Decline from peak
26.3%
2025
390
All-time
11,595
Where it lives now
Duke is most concentrated in Hawaii — about 14.5× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Duke is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.