Girls' name · since 1984
Dunya
Dunya has 563 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,940 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 563
- born since 1984
- 2020s
- peak decade
563 babies have been named Dunya since 1984, making it today's #3940 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dunya has been recorded 563 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #3940 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #10,998 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,940 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 563 born since 1984
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dunya ranks #10,998 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,940 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 563 born since 1984, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,940 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 563
- born since 1984
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dunya's 563 recorded births place it above 84.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dunya compares
563 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Dunya's all-time total is 50% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dunya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 563 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dunya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dunya splits its recorded history at 2008: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dunya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Dunya by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (182 births, 32% of the file).
2020s was Dunya's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Dunya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s
2020s
182 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 182 births (32% of all-time use).
How Dunya 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 Dunya's total volume
Dunya by state
Where Dunya concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 85 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.9% |
85 of 563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dunya's data
- California records the most Dunyas (85 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dunya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Dunya 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.