Duchess
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning female ruler of a duchy, title.
Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Duchess by the numbers
Duchess was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Duchess. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Dutchess11 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Duchess, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
- Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Duchess
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