Given name & surname
Duru
Duru is a surname from Igbo. It is used in English, Turkish, and Romanian.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Duru through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 168
- 0 boys · 168 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #7,998 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,998 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,036 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.
Duru’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Duru as a surname was borrowed from the Greek form Δούρος.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Duru, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Zuri
“a beauty” · “lovely and white”
2% boys · 98% girls
Ngozi
Ngozi is a feminine given name from Igbo. It is used in French.
7% boys · 93% girls
Anaya
“one who looks up to God”
>99% girls
Dutchess
>99% girls
Darleth
>99% girls
Daviyah
>99% girls
Dalexa
>99% girls
Daiana
Daiana is a feminine given name from English. It is used in Spanish.
>99% girls