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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Durward

Durward was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 510th; the most babies were born in 1916 (118). More babies were named Durward in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1916118 babies
Total since 1880
2,873babies recorded

Durward popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#4,2389
1970#3,6038
1960#1,92618
1950#1,50524
1940#1,07237
1930#1,05743
1920#65694
1910#99711
1900——
1890#1,0445
1880——

How popular is Durward, counting every spelling?

Durward has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Durward?

About 500 people born in the US named Durward are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 62 and 80. That makes Durward a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Durward by state

How common Durward was among boys born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (3.8×), Oklahoma (2.9×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesME0.25Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesIL0.11Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIA0.07Indiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIN0.06Ohio: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesOH0.09Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMO0.09Kentucky: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesKY0.13West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNC0.06South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesOK0.32Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAL0.06Georgia: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesGA0.12Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.43 per 1,000 babiesTX0.43Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Durward, boys, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Durward

How popular is the name Durward?

Durward was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 510th; the most babies were born in 1916 (118). More babies were named Durward in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Durward a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,873 boys.

Where was Durward most popular?

In 1914–1918, Durward was most common in Texas (0.43 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Maine.