Dusan
Dusan is a name with multiple cultural origins: Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian.
- Slovak
- Czech
- Serbian
- Croatian
Meaning & Origin of Dusan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dusan is a name with multiple cultural origins: Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Slovak
- Czech
- Serbian
- Croatian
- Slovene
- Macedonian
The Story of Dusan
The earliest SSA record of Dusan as a baby boy name dates back to 1921, when 5 babies received it. 1974 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Dusan — #3,320 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Dusan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Dusan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 149 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 Dusan
Dusan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 149 births in the dataset. Dusan's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #3,320. Use the chart and map above to compare Dusan'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.