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Is Duncan a Male or Female Name?

Duncan is a male name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Duncan globally is 99.7% males and 0.3% females. The country with the highest male ratio is Australia with 100.0% and the country with the highest female ratio is South Africa with 1.1%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Duncan in percentages: Globally: 99.7% males, 0.3% females, United Kingdom: 99.9% males, 0.1% females, United States: 99.8% males, 0.2% females, South Africa: 98.9% males, 1.1% females, Canada: 99.9% males, 0.1% females, Australia: 100.0% males, 0.0% females, Kenya: 99.9% males, 0.1% females, Netherlands: 99.4% males, 0.6% females, France: 98.9% males, 1.1% females, New Zealand: 100.0% males, 0.0% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Duncan are 65+ years old, making up 28.8% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 25-34.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Duncan in each age group: 25-34: 10.2%, 35-44: 12.4%, 45-54: 20.6%, 55-64: 27.9%, 65+: 28.8%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Duncan is Kenya with 0.1665% of the population. Following is New Zealand and United Kingdom.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Duncan measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Duncan year over year: 1956: 0.0056‰, 1957: 0.0058‰, 1958: 0.0074‰, 1959: 0.0064‰, 1960: 0.0051‰, 1961: 0.0067‰, 1962: 0.0073‰, 1963: 0.0068‰, 1964: 0.0059‰, 1965: 0.0056‰, 1966: 0.0052‰, 1967: 0.0059‰, 1968: 0.0047‰, 1969: 0.0046‰, 1970: 0.0046‰, 1971: 0.005‰, 1972: 0.0037‰, 1973: 0.0049‰, 1974: 0.0042‰, 1975: 0.0043‰, 1976: 0.0047‰, 1977: 0.0031‰, 1978: 0.0045‰, 1979: 0.0031‰, 1980: 0.0031‰, 1981: 0.0025‰, 1982: 0.0026‰, 1983: 0.0032‰, 1984: 0.0029‰, 1985: 0.0021‰, 1986: 0.0026‰, 1987: 0.0027‰, 1988: 0.0016‰, 1989: 0.0019‰, 1990: 0.0018‰, 1991: 0.0015‰, 1992: 0.0017‰, 1993: 0.0028‰, 1994: 0.0027‰, 1995: 0.0027‰, 1996: 0.0028‰, 1997: 0.0027‰, 1998: 0.0018‰, 1999: 0.0013‰

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