Girls' name · since 1997

Dounia

Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 43 babies named Dounia, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

43
total births
1997–2005
years on record
2000s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade

43 girls have been named Dounia since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Dounia has 43 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2005.

  • 43 total births
  • 1997–2005 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 65% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

43 girls have been named Dounia since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2005.

43
total births
1997–2005
years on record
2000s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Dounia was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dounia in 2000 - its busiest year on record.

Dounia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Dounia's full recorded timeline at 2001, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Dounia at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

43

Since 1997

9 years of records

Peak year

2000

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1997

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2005

Dounia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (2000)
10
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4681012 199719992000200120022005 5

Dounia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Dounia's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Dounia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dounia?
43 babies have been named Dounia since 1997. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 2000 with 10 births.
When was Dounia most popular?
Dounia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Dounia been used?
Records for Dounia go back to 1997, giving 9 years of history through 2005.
What names are similar to Dounia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Douglas, Doua, Douglass, Douachee, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dounia: Baby Name Since 1997 - 43 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dounia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dounia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.