Duffie
Duffie or Duffié is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alfred N. Duffié (1833–1880), French-American soldier and diplomat who served in the Crimean War and the American Civil War Ann Davison Duffie (1923–2018), American civic leader and musician Darrell Duffie, Canadian economist Grace Duffie Boylan (1861–1935), American writer John Duffie, former pitcher in Major League…
Meaning & Origin of Duffie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Duffie or Duffié is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alfred N. Duffié (1833–1880), French-American soldier and diplomat who served in the Crimean War and the American Civil War Ann Davison Duffie (1923–2018), American civic leader and musician Darrell Duffie, Canadian economist Grace Duffie Boylan (1861–1935), American writer John Duffie, former pitcher in Major League…
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The Story of Duffie
As a girl name
Duffie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1916, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 6 births, good for #3,919 nationwide. Duffie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1916, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Duffie as a boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Duffie — #2,699 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Duffie on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Duffie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1951, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 34 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Duffie
Duffie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Duffie's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #2,699. Use the chart and map above to compare Duffie'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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