Duel

DOO-uhl /ˈduːəl/
boy 1 syllable fading

Duel is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Duel is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1997. Duel was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1930 (12 births).

About the name Duel

PronunciationDOO-uhl /ˈduːəl/
12peak births 1930
1916first in SSA data

Names similar to Duel

DuellDueyDueceDavid

How popular is Duel?

Boys named Duel
191619201940196019801997
Boys named Duel per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1997 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1997) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Duel total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19978—#6,792
19937—#7,033
19926—#7,726
19906—#7,429
19885—#7,610
19727—#4,109
19526—#3,468
19485—#3,816
19475—#3,881
19445—#3,561
19437—#3,030
19425—#3,703
19417—#2,951
19405—#3,586
19399—#2,505
19375—#3,664
193611—#2,214
19355—#3,805
19347—#3,058
19337—#3,088
19329—#2,689
193110—#2,521
193012—#2,333
192910—#2,642
19285—#4,306
192711—#2,564
19269—#2,969
192511—#2,635
19247—#3,591
192311—#2,663
19228—#3,326
19216—#3,983
19207—#3,579
19196—#3,844
191810—#2,742
19179—#2,789
191611—#2,421
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