girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Dua

Meaning Transliteration of Punjabi ਦੂਆ (dūā) for the Indian surname Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,060 Trend ↑ Rising 146%

Transliteration of Punjabi ਦੂਆ (dūā) for the Indian surname.

Rank 2025
#1,060
among girls · ↑278 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
231
named Dua · +35% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,958
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
231 babies
All-time total
1,485
#5,731 all-time among girls
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Dua popularity over time

1,485 babies have been named Dua since 1993, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 22 2 – #9,017
2000s 164 16 +645% #5,474
2010s 410 41 +150% #2,462
2020s (to 2025) 889 148 +261% #1,060

Where Dua is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 269 0.17 outside top 500
2027 306 0.19 outside top 500
2028 342 0.21 outside top 500
2029 375 0.23 outside top 500
2030 406 0.25 outside top 500

Where Dua is most popular

Girls named Dua per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.098 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Dua born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 188 0.475 +384%
Connecticut 26 0.447 +355%
New Jersey 50 0.277 +182%
Virginia 36 0.211 +115%
Illinois 46 0.201 +105%
Washington 24 0.166 +69%
Michigan 21 0.115 +18%
Maryland 11 0.104 +6%
California 85 0.101 ≈ national
Massachusetts 12 0.099 ≈ national
Texas 76 0.094 ≈ national
Georgia 15 0.066 -33%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -48%
Florida 13 0.030 -69%
Ohio 6 0.025 -74%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -78%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
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Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Dua

Dua is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,060 in 2025 with 231 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 1,485 American babies have been named Dua. Its peak came in 2025, when 231 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Dua stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dua?

The median living Dua is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 9. An estimated 1,500 people named Dua are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Dua year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 231 #1,060
2024 171 #1,338
2023 163 #1,381
2022 131 #1,616
2021 100 #1,959
2020 93 #2,009
2019 72 #2,462
2018 72 #2,462
2017 40 #3,795
2016 41 #3,727
2015 33 #4,324
2014 37 #4,027
2013 36 #4,095
2012 32 #4,528
2011 21 #6,207
2010 26 #5,287
2009 23 #5,948
2008 15 #8,231
2007 18 #7,167
2006 17 #7,242
2005 19 #6,350
2004 11 #9,433
2003 22 #5,474
2002 14 #7,542
2001 16 #6,708
2000 9 #10,129
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Famous people named Dua

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Dua Lipa Dua Lipa English singer (born 1995) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Dua, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Dua?

The median living Dua is about 4 years old. Half of all living Duas are between 1 and 9 years old.

How many people named Dua are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Dua are alive in the United States, based on 1,485 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Dua mean?

Transliteration of Punjabi ਦੂਆ (dūā) for the Indian surname.

How popular is the name Dua in 2025?

Dua ranked #1,060 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 231 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dua?

1,485 babies have been named Dua in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dua most popular?

Dua peaked in 2025, when 231 newborns received the name.

Is Dua a boy or girl name?

Dua is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Dua rising or falling?

Dua is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Dua become more popular?

Dua is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 406 girls named Dua in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Dua?

Well-known people named Dua include Dua Lipa (singer).

Names like Dua

Names that sound and feel close to Dua: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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