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Duncan

Boy's name · #1124 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Duncan's best rank, #378, came in 1997; it has settled back to #1124 today. Roughly 21,000 boys have been named Duncan since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Duncan ranks in other countries and regions.

#258 in Scotland (2025) · #1,556 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,372 in France (2025) · #780 in Canada (2024).

Famous Duncans

• Duncan Haldane — Professor of physics at Princeton University
• Duncan Laurence — Dutch singer
• Duncan I of Scotland — King of Scots from 1034 to 1040
• Duncan Edwards — English footballer (1936–1958)
• Duncan II of Scotland — King of Scots

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 135,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Isadora Duncan — American dancer and choreographer (1877–1927)
• Michael Clarke Duncan — American actor (1957–2012)
• Tim Duncan — American basketball player

In stories & tradition

• Duncan Idaho — Dune (novel series)
• Duncan MacLeod — Highlander: The Series (TV series)
• Duncan Stewart — Home and Away (TV series)

What Duncans become

Among 954 notable people named Duncan:

Military figures appear 1.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Duncan D. Hunter, American politician and U.S. Marine Corps officer.

Similar names: Keenan · Dustin · Kody · Brennan · Trevon · Devan

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