# Dua (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/dua/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Albanian |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈduː.ə/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,485 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 1,485 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,535, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | 6,207 |
| 2012 | 32 | 4,528 |
| 2013 | 36 | 4,095 |
| 2014 | 37 | 4,027 |
| 2015 | 33 | 4,324 |
| 2016 | 41 | 3,727 |
| 2017 | 40 | 3,795 |
| 2018 | 72 | 2,462 |
| 2019 | 72 | 2,462 |
| 2020 | 93 | 2,009 |
| 2021 | 100 | 1,959 |
| 2022 | 131 | 1,616 |
| 2023 | 163 | 1,381 |
| 2024 | 171 | 1,338 |
| 2025 | 231 | 1,060 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 36 | 973 |
| 2012 | 39 | 934 |
| 2013 | 44 | 854 |
| 2014 | 55 | 715 |
| 2015 | 63 | 649 |
| 2016 | 79 | 537 |
| 2017 | 63 | 661 |
| 2018 | 115 | 387 |
| 2019 | 126 | 349 |
| 2020 | 204 | 227 |
| 2021 | 225 | 222 |
| 2022 | 322 | 152 |
| 2023 | 280 | 182 |
| 2024 | 337 | 151 |
| 2025 | 411 | 118 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.