Daune
The Story of Daune
As a girl name
Daune first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1933, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1955: 12 births, good for #3,377 nationwide. About 31% of every Daune on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Daune last appeared in the published SSA data in 1979, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 218 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Daune as a boy name dates back to 1929, when 7 babies received it. 1929 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Daune — #3,247 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Daune on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Daune last appeared in the published SSA data in 1976, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 64 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Daune
Daune is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1933 and has accumulated 218 births in the dataset. Daune's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #3,377. Use the chart and map above to compare Daune's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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