Duncan

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Duncan is an Anglicised form of Irish Donnchadh. One of the first people to bear the name was king of Dรกl Riata Dรบnchad mac Dubรกin, who was possibly the grandfather of Fiannamail ua Dรบnchado-Fiannamail O'Dรบnchado.

From Wikipedia

Duncan first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 127 babies (rank #227 that year). In 2024 it was given to 34 boys (rank #780). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Duncan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Duncan yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

2,603
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
127
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199190#299
199288#304
1993104#268
199481#306
1995109#262
1996105#260
1997127#227
1998116#240
1999110#239
2000121#215
200193#258
200285#280
200379#303
200490#278
200580#322
200665#397
200790#325
200867#425
200967#432
201073#403
201171#404
201264#439
201370#417
201477#387
201560#475
201653#532
201760#485
201857#491
201939#662
202037#697
202146#611
202257#497
202338#692
202434#780