Duke
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About Duke
The name Duke is currently ranked #695 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #533 in 2018. The name is most popular in DUKE, DUKE, and DUKE.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #669 | 384 | 199.9 |
| 2015 | #603 | 455 | 237.4 |
| 2016 | #558 | 515 | 271.4 |
| 2017 | #541 | 523 | 282.6 |
| 2018 | #533 | 529 | 291.3 |
| 2019 | #541 | 521 | 290.4 |
| 2020 | #633 | 424 | 245.6 |
| 2021 | #652 | 419 | 239.5 |
| 2022 | #677 | 403 | 230.8 |
| 2023 | #683 | 395 | 230.9 |
| 2024 | #709 | 375 | 217.7 |
| 2025 | #695 | 390 | 228.3 |
World rankings
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Famous Dukes
- (Edward) Duke Ellington
American jazz musician
- Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku
American Hawaiian surfer and Olympic swimmer
- Duke Calhoun
NFL football player
- Duke Uba Ihenacho
American NFL football player
- Duke Worne
American actor and director
- Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider
American baseball player
- Abdul "Duke" Fakir
American singer of The Four Tops
- Duke Keaton
son of actress Diane Keaton
- Duke Kenneth Fluent
son of American actress Justine Bateman
- Duke Gaines (b. 2008)
son of reality stars Chip and Joanna Gaines
- (Edward) Duke Rancic (b. 2012)
son of TV personalities Giuliana and Bill Rancic
Duke in pop culture
- Duke
surname of the family on TV's "Dukes of Hazzard"
- "The Duke
" a nickname for actor John Wayne and his characters
- Duke Orsino
character in movie, "She's the Man"
- Duke Crocker
character on TV's "Haven"
- Duke Thomas
character in DC Universe
- Duke
character on TV's "iCarly"
- Duke Ellis
character in "A Woman Called Fancy" by Frank Yerby
- Duke
character in the "G.I. Joe" series
- Duke the Lost Engine
character in "The Railway" series
- Uncle Duke
character in comic strip "Doonesbury"
- Tony "Duke" Evers
character in the "Rocky" films
- Duke Lavery
character on American soap opera "General Hospital"
- Duke
character in video game "KOF: Maximum Impact"
- Duke of New York
character in film "Escape from New York"
- "Duke Nukem
" video game series and its main character
- "Duke
" novel by Hal Ellson and its main character
- Duke University
school in North Carolina, USA
