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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Durwood

Durwood was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 749th; the most babies were born in 1943 (72). More babies were named Durwood 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
194372 babies
Total since 1880
2,688babies recorded

Durwood popularity since 1880

0255075100 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——
1970#2,42415
1960#1,70423
1950#1,32330
1940#87552
1930#98148
1920#92356
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Durwood, counting every spelling?

Durwood has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Durwood?

About 800 people born in the US named Durwood are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 62 and 80. That makes Durwood 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.

Durwood by state

How common Durwood was among boys born in each state in 1941–1945, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (7.5×), Texas (2.0×). In 47 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: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New 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: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 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: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West 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: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesNC0.30South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAL0.07Georgia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesGA0.06Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTX0.08Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Durwood, boys, 1941–1945. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Durwood: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Durwood, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Durwood

How popular is the name Durwood?

Durwood was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 749th; the most babies were born in 1943 (72). More babies were named Durwood in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Durwood a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,688 boys.

Where was Durwood most popular?

In 1941–1945, Durwood was most common in North Carolina (0.30 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Alabama.