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Origin & history of Durham1
English roots
Durham comes from the English tradition, meaning Hill peninsula.
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How popular is Durham?
2009
peak year
Durham reached its widest reach during the early 2000s. In 2009, 19 babies received the name (ranked #4979). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8814), with about 9 babies given the name annually. Durham's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 303 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
19
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,979)
(ranked #4,979)
9
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
90
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
303
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Durham2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
D4
U3
R9
H8
A1
M4
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Durham🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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