Dounia
“the world”
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 756th
- births in 2023–2025
- 170
- babies born in France
- 1 in 10,753
- −10% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2002
Meaning and origin of Dounia
Dounia means “the world” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Dounia in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2002.
- Over recent years, Dounia has been falling (−10% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Dounia every 48 schools, all spellings combined.
Same sound, other spellings
- Dounya (in French)20
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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