Dua
Dua was the 1060th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 231 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,264 places. More babies were named Dua in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,060 girls, up 949 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 231girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025231 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,485babies recorded
Dua popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,060 | 231 |
| 2020 | #2,009 | 93 |
| 2010 | #5,287 | 26 |
| 2000 | #10,129 | 9 |
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How popular is Dua, counting every spelling?
Dua is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #942 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,060 for Dua on its own. Together these spellings went to 261 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dua | 231 | #1,060 | 796 |
| Duaa | 30 | #4,584 | 117 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dua?
231 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dua (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dua born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 36 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dua.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dua?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Dua are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 2 and 10. That makes Dua a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dua by state
How common Dua was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.8×), Connecticut (4.5×), New Jersey (2.8×), Virginia (2.1×), Illinois (2.0×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dua: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dua, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dua
How popular is the name Dua?
Dua was the 1060th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 231 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,264 places. More babies were named Dua in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Dua a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dua in the US.
Where is Dua most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dua was most common in New York (0.47 per 1,000 girls), followed by Connecticut and New Jersey.