Is Duncan a boy or girl name?

Duncan is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 0% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Duncan?

The average Duncan alive today is an estimated 33 years old. People named Duncan were most often born around 1997.

When was the name Duncan most popular?

Duncan peaked in 1997 with 644 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Duncan have?

In one report's words: tartan, placid, bookish. Duncan ranks #1815 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Duncan — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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From the Gaelic Donnchadh, composed of elements meaning brown and warrior. The name belonged to two medieval Scottish kings, the first of whom Shakespeare famously dispatched in Macbeth. American parents adopted it gradually across the twentieth century as an import with solid footing.

Also answers toDunc

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data

1880 peak: 644 souls, A.D. 1997 2025

2025: 190 born, falling ↘

Estimated Age

33 yrs

Most Duncans were born around 1997 — joined Facebook while it was still cool.

Peak Reign

1997

№378 that year

Generation

Gen Z, 38%

then Millennial 21% · Gen Alpha 18%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈21K ever born · now falling

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Duncan grew up with

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flip phones·iPod earbuds·Club Penguin

Generation Distribution — Living Duncans

SSA Data

Silent 2%Boomer 13%Gen X 8%Millennial 21%Gen Z 38%Gen Alpha 18%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Duncan peaked in 1997.

Estimated average age: 33.

What people think

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Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates

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Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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First Impressions

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The name suggests heavy corduroy, an older brother's record collection, and someone who read the entire syllabus during syllabus week. It peaked in 1997 without ever cracking the national top three hundred. It carries the weight of history without any of the volume.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

Peak popularity arrived in 1997 with 644 births in a single year, though total registrations have stayed close to twenty-one thousand across the entire record.

Field Note 02

The median bearer is currently thirty-two, placing the bulk of the name squarely into adulthood with a sizable Gen Z tail.

Field Note 03

It remains almost entirely male in the ledger, with fewer than a rounding error of female entries across nearly a century and a half.

Notable Duncans

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Duncan Hinesrestaurant guide author and food entrepreneur, b. 1880

Duncan Sheiksinger-songwriter and composer, b. 1969

Duncan Jonesfilm director, b. 1971

Adjacent Names

Graham · Colin · Malcolm · Calvin · Trevor · Ian

Ephemera — If Duncan were a…

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City

Duluth

Color

Highland peat

Job

Archival framer

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