Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Dark skinned fighter
- Celtic
- Gaelic
- Brown warrior; an Anglicized variant of Donnchadh and a Scottish royal name. The eleventh-century King Duncan was killed by fellow Scot Macbeth of Moray. Shakespeare portrays a version of Duncan''s story in his famous play Macbeth.
- Scottish
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Literary
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Duncan
Pronunciation
d(u)-ncan, dun-can
Famous People
American businessman Duncan Hines, Basketball player Tim Duncan
Celebrity Babies
Son of Gordon Elliott
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #378, 644 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1123, 190 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #11804, 6 births); most recent 2015 (rank #16321, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 190 | – |
| 2024 | 194 | – |
| 2023 | 244 | – |
| 2022 | 252 | – |
| 2021 | 216 | – |
| 2020 | 217 | – |
| 2019 | 205 | – |
| 2018 | 235 | – |
| 2017 | 251 | – |
| 2016 | 286 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #220, 139 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1538, 17 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2017 | 28 |
| 2016 | 26 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #381, 106 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1762, 16 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 24 |
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2014 | 19 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1971 (rank #184, 12 births); most recent 2004 (rank #506, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #59, 130 births); most recent 2025 (rank #253, 16 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 23 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 26 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #221, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #116, 40 births); most recent 2022 (rank #627, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2014 | 14 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence