Duncan is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “brown and battle.” In 2024 it was given to 194 boys in the United States.
Duncan belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “brown and battle” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Duncan first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #378 in 1997, and in 2024 194 babies received the name — 21,032 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Duncan means “brown and battle” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Duncan is a boy name. In 2024, 194 babies received the name in the US.
Duncan comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Duncan first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #378 in 1997, and 194 babies were given the name in 2024.
Duncan is pronounced /ˈdʌŋkən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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