Given name & surname
Dunk
“a dark warrior”
Dunk is a variant of Duncan. One Scottish interpretation is “a dark warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dunk is a variant of Duncan. One Scottish interpretation is “a dark warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dunk is a variant of Duncan. Duncan has been associated with Celtic and English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dunk is a variant of Duncan. The history of Duncan gives this family its wider story. Duncan’s historical associations include a 7th-century Scottish saint, abbot of Iona, and a 10th-century Irish saint, abbot of Clonmacnoise.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Dunk through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1918. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 995 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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