Duan

Duan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Chinese

Duan first appears in the data in 1953 and has been recorded in 54 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1976 with 25 babies (rank #1,948 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Duan

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

571

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1953	9	#2,767
1957	6	#3,673
1958	5	#4,105
1959	5	#4,150
1960	6	#3,770
1961	7	#3,444
1963	7	#3,413
1965	11	#2,514
1966	12	#2,367
1967	11	#2,516
1968	8	#3,182
1969	10	#2,920
1970	10	#3,128
1971	10	#3,206
1972	13	#2,710
1973	11	#3,069
1974	22	#2,008
1975	17	#2,472
1976	25	#1,948
1977	16	#2,689
1978	19	#2,400
1979	10	#3,885
1980	7	#5,091
1981	17	#2,704
1982	7	#5,179
1983	13	#3,291
1984	17	#2,728
1985	16	#2,985
1986	13	#3,500
1987	14	#3,386
1988	18	#2,998
1989	10	#4,922
1990	16	#3,652
1991	14	#4,067
1992	13	#4,395
1993	11	#5,109
1994	7	#7,188
1995	11	#5,237
1996	7	#7,355
1997	7	#7,516
1998	7	#7,818
1999	10	#6,166
2000	8	#7,640
2001	12	#5,772
2002	6	#9,717
2003	8	#8,055
2004	5	#11,854
2005	6	#10,464
2006	6	#11,032
2007	9	#8,374
2008	8	#9,219
2009	5	#12,997
2014	8	#9,000
2019	5	#12,677

Year

Babies

Rank

1953

#2,767

1957

#3,673

1958

#4,105

1959

#4,150

1960

#3,770

1961

#3,444

1963

#3,413

1965

#2,514

1966

#2,367

1967

#2,516

1968

#3,182

1969

#2,920

1970

#3,128

1971

#3,206

1972

#2,710

1973

#3,069

1974

#2,008

1975

#2,472

1976

#1,948

1977

#2,689

1978

#2,400

1979

#3,885

1980

#5,091

1981

#2,704

1982

#5,179

1983

#3,291

1984

#2,728

1985

#2,985

1986

#3,500

1987

#3,386

1988

#2,998

1989

#4,922

1990

#3,652

1991

#4,067

1992

#4,395

1993

#5,109

1994

#7,188

1995

#5,237

1996

#7,355

1997

#7,516

1998

#7,818

1999

#6,166

2000

#7,640

2001

#5,772

2002

#9,717

2003

#8,055

2004

#11,854

2005

#10,464

2006

#11,032

2007

#8,374

2008

#9,219

2009

#12,997

2014

#9,000

2019

#12,677

Numerology of Duan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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