How Many People Are Named Dua?
An estimated 1,243 people in the United States have the first name Dua. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Dua peaked in popularity in 2024 with 170 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dua as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dua paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Dua is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,243
About 1 in 275,748 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
170 births
Total Registered
1,253
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dua
Dua is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,253 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dua as a female name
Ranked #1,338 in 2024
170 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (170 births)
Dua: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dua span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 657 babies were registered. Dua remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Dua by Decade
How has Dua tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dua by State
Birth registrations for Dua span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in North Carolina, Massachusetts, Georgia. On average, about 46 Duas were registered per state.
Dua + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dua
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dua: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dua?
We estimate approximately 1,243 people named Dua are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 275,748 Americans share this first name.
Is Dua a common name?
Dua is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,253 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dua most popular?
Dua reached peak popularity in 2024, when 170 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dua is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dua a female name?
Dua is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dua Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dua Smith, Dua Johnson, Dua Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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