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Duncan

Boy Scottish Gaelic #930 in 2023

Duncan is a boy name of Scottish Gaelic origin.

Meaning of Duncan

As a - and - surname, from Donnchadh, a name composed of t=brown + t=battle. Also spelled as Donagh and Donaghue, Donahue.

Popularity of Duncan

Popularity, 1880–2023

244 births in 2023

1880 2023

20,838 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1997

644 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

God is my judge

Boy · Scottish Gaelic

Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Dòmhnall and reinforced by Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Domnall, from Dubnowalos

Boy · Scottish Gaelic

Originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century

Girl · Ancient Greek

The English form of Dorothea, the name of a legendary saint, from Δωροθέα, from t=gift + t=god

Girl · Italian

A 19th-century invention from the - noun donna; also interpreted as a feminine form of Donald

Popular from the 1940s to the 1970s, first in the USA, then in the UK

Boy · Ancient Greek

From Denis, from - saint's name Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin Dionysius, a masculine name literally meaning “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.