Girls' name · since 1993
Dua
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 1,485 babies named Dua, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,731 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,061 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,485
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,485 babies have been named Dua since 1993, making it today's #1061 girls' name.
Dua has 1,485 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1061 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #5,731 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,061 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,485 born since 1993
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dua ranks #5,731 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,061 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,485 born since 1993, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,731 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,061 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,485
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dua's 1,485 recorded births place it above 92.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Dua compares
1,485 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dua's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dua | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,485 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 231 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dua's full recorded timeline at 2011, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 231 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 231
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Dua by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (889 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Dua's strongest decade.
889 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Dua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 164
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
410 births
- 2020s
2020s
889 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 889 births (60% of all-time use).
How Dua compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dua's total volume
Dua by state
Where Dua concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 336 | 22.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 114 | 7.7% |
| #3 | California | | 100 | 6.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 75 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 57 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 47 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Connecticut | | 26 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Washington | | 24 | 1.6% |
336 of 1,485 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Dua appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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- New York records the most Duas (336 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Dua 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 August 2026.