Duane

Duane: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“dark, swarthy”
Origin
Irish
Say it
dwayn · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

From an Irish surname derived from Ó Dubháin, from dubh meaning 'dark, black'. It entered given-name use through surname usage.

How popular is Duane?

202422.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Duane in 202472

2024 rank#2,076 boys

Peak year1934

Total US babies since 1880116,398

Duane is steady now but far below its 1934 peak.

Names like Duane

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Dewaynemodern spelling of Duane · American (modern coinage)
  • Dwaindark · English
  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish

Duane questions

What does the name Duane mean?

Duane means "dark, swarthy". It comes from Irish. From an Irish surname derived from Ó Dubháin, from dubh meaning 'dark, black'. It entered given-name use through surname usage.

Is Duane a boy or girl name?

Duane is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Duane?

72 US babies were named Duane in 2024. Its peak year was 1934.

How do you pronounce Duane?

Duane is usually pronounced dwayn.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.