Duff
Duff is a given name, almost always masculine, which may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Duff
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Duff is a given name, almost always masculine, which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Duff
American parents first put Duff on the record books as a baby boy name in 1880, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 34 Duffs were born — ranking #1,293 that year. About 40% of every Duff on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Duff last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 441 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Duff
Phonetically similar names — useful when Duff is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Dof
- Duf
- Dofe
- Deaf
- Def
- Diff
- Deff
- Dif
- Doff
- Doof
- Daf
- Daff
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Duff
Duff is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 441 births in the dataset. Duff's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #1,293. Use the chart and map above to compare Duff'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.