Duncan
A boy's name of Scottish origin, ranked #1,123 in the US in 2025.
- Rank in 2025
- #1,123
- Best ever
- #378 in 1997
- US births since 1880
- 21,230
- Born in 2025
- 190
- Trend
- Stable last 10 years
- Given to
- 100% boys
Meaning
- Dark-skinned warrior
- Brown warrior
First appears in Shakespeare. That is where the name is recorded, not where it comes from.
Births 1880–2025
Peak 644 in 1997. Stable over the last ten years.
Where in the US
- CA1,909
- NY1,246
- TX1,193
- MI855
- MA812
Recorded births, states with 5+ per year only. State records cover 72% of this name's national total.
Other Scottish names
- ChristiAnnointed, follower of Christ
- AinsleyMy meadow
- KenzieThe fair one
- MurraySeaman
- JamiSupplanter
- DougFrom the dark water
- MinaFierce protector
- Lennoxamid the lems, from the field of elm trees
- JamisonSupplanter
- ScottyFrom Scotland; a Gael. Diminutive of Scott
- KadeFrom the wetlands
- HoustonFrom Hugh's town, place name