Duncan
A boys’ name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning brown warrior or brown-haired warrior.
How Duncan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #790 |
| 2016 | #804 |
| 2017 | #869 |
| 2018 | #914 |
| 2020 | #983 |
| 2022 | #924 |
| 2023 | #930 |
Duncan by the numbers
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Duncan. In the US, 250 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 644 babies in 1997, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Duncan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Duncan, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Owenyoung warrior, well-born9,341 in the US (2017)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
- Luisfamous warrior; form of Louis3,379 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Duncan
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