US rank #3989 Girls' name Peak 2024 526 births

Dunya — #3989 US girls' name

526 babies named Dunya in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s632000s1272010s1812020s145
#3989
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Dunya was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

37 babies were named Dunya in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dunya

The Social Security Administration has registered 526 babies named Dunya between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dunya currently holds the #3989 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dunya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dunya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 75 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Dunya in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dunya 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 526 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.

Dunya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

526

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2024

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,989

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dunya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
37
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941984 5

Dunya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
181 births that decade — 34% of Dunya's all-time total
1980s101990s632000s1272010s1812020s145

Dunya by state

Where Dunya concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dunya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
75 14.3%
#2 Virginia
5 1.0%
California share of Dunya's total US births 14.3%
Even split

75 of 526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dunya?
526 babies have been named Dunya since 1984. It currently ranks #3989 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 37 births.
When was Dunya most popular?
Dunya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 181 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Dunya most popular?
The top states for the name Dunya are California (75 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Dunya been used?
Dunya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dunya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dunia, Dung, Duncan, Duniya, 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, 1984–2024 (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.