Given name & surname
Dua
Dua is a feminine given name from Punjabi. It is used in English and Albanian.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dua through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,485
- 0 boys · 1,485 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 231 babies
- 2025
- 231
- #1,060 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +150%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 231 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,060 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 150.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (38). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 863 as a first name in 2020; 1,113 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dua’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dua
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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