Dua

Meaning and origin of Dua

Popularity of Dua in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Dua has been rising fast (+17.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Dua every 91 schools, all spellings combined.

Dua in English-speaking countries

Dua ranks 145^th in England and Wales, against 1,497^th in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  145^th girls’ name1,028 babies in 3 years1 girl in 747+20.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  351^st girls’ name104 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,486+20.2% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  318^th girls’ name33 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,648

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  620^th girls’ name15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,323

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  864^th girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,940

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,224^th girls’ name565 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,552+19.8% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Duaa15
• Duha10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Dua

• Erza
• Doha
• Daisy
• Divine
• Deniz
• Tesnym
• Opale
• Lua
• Annah
• Jacinthe
• Loujayne
• Nihal