Given name

Duniya

“having dark features”

Duniya is a variant of Dunia. One American interpretation is “having dark features.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Duniya is a variant of Dunia. One American interpretation is “having dark features.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Duniya is a variant of Dunia. An origin associated with Dunia is American.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Duniya through the years

Babies since 1880
19
0 boys · 19 girls
Most popular year
2025
8 babies
2025
8
#11,194 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02462025Highest share 20255.0
Duniya in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2009–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,194 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Duniya’s family of names

Duniya has a related form in Dunia.

Walk Duniya’s family in the name graph

DuniyaDunia

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Daviyah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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