US rank #1339 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,253 births

Dua — #1339 US girls' name

1,253 babies named Dua in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s1642010s4102020s657
#1339
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Dua was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

170 babies were named Dua in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dua

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,253 babies named Dua between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dua currently holds the #1339 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 170 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dua performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 657 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 298 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Dua in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dua in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,253 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dua at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,253

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2024

170 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,339

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
170
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Dua by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
657 births that decade — 52% of Dua's all-time total
1990s222000s1642010s4102020s657

Dua by state

Where Dua concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
298 23.8%
#2 Texas
88 7.0%
#3 California
68 5.4%
#4 New Jersey
60 4.8%
#5 Illinois
38 3.0%
#6 Virginia
31 2.5%
#7 Florida
19 1.5%
#8 Connecticut
17 1.4%
New York share of Dua's total US births 23.8%
Even split

298 of 1,253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Dua appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dua?
1,253 babies have been named Dua since 1993. It currently ranks #1339 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 170 births.
When was Dua most popular?
Dua was most popular in the 2020s decade with 657 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Dua most popular?
The top states for the name Dua are New York (298 births), Texas (88 births), California (68 births).
How long has the name Dua been used?
Dua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Duane, Duaa, Duana, Duanna, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.