Girl's name
Dua
Say it DOO-uh
Albanian origin love
2 syllables
Where Dua is loved, common and rare
Common across Munich, Switzerland and one more place. Rare in Britain, Austria, Slovenia and 13 more places.
1 in 616 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
Munich 57thSwitzerland 65thEngland and Wales 118th
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Every place
In 20 of the 40 official lists, among them Munich (57th), Switzerland (65th) and England and Wales (118th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munich city | 57th 2025 | 23 | about 1 in 182 |
| Switzerland | 65th 2025 | 101 | 1 in 337 |
| England and Wales | 118th 2025 | 411 | 1 in 616 |
| Austria | 136th 2025 | 46 | 1 in 777 |
| Slovenia | 140th 2025 | 11 | about 1 in 601 |
| Cologne city | 159th 2023 | 7 | about 1 in 878 |
| Berlin city | 185th 2023 | 18 | about 1 in 806 |
| Ontario province | 227th 2024 | 53 | about 1 in 1,028 |
| The Netherlands | 233rd 2025 | 63 | about 1 in 968 |
| Sweden | 238th 2025 | 33 | about 1 in 1,217 |
| Catalonia region | 286th 2025 | 12 | 1 in 1,606 |
| Italy | 287th 2024 | 58 | 1 in 3,089 |
| Scotland | 429th 2025 | 7 | 1 in 2,556 |
| Ireland | 483rd 2025 | 7 | 1 in 3,018 |
| British Columbia province | 592nd 2023 | 5 | about 1 in 2,392 |
| Poland | 706th 2025 | 2 | 1 in 59,894 |
| Quebec province | 775th 2025 | 5 | about 1 in 5,201 |
| France | 1480th 2025 | 20 | 1 in 14,340 |
| Bonn city | 65th 2025 | 9 | about 1 in 335 |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 2,624 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Rostock, Norway, Spain, Hungary and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat (Slovenia); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
In Albanian, the word dua means 'love', and Dua is that word used as a name. It is short, simple and carries its meaning openly.
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Two syllables, said DOO-uh, with the stress on the first. It needs no nickname, and it has no common alternative spellings.
This is one of the clearest risers in the data: it is climbing in sixteen regions and falling in none. England and Wales ranks it among the top 120, and it is also used in Ontario and Scotland, as well as Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. Canadian records show it arriving only recently and peaking in 2024, which makes it very much a name of the present generation.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- DOO-uh, 2 syllables
- Meaning
love
- Origin
- Albanian
Over time
Over five years: rising in 16 of 17 regions, falling in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 537 | 661 | 387 | 349 | 227 | 222 | 152 | 182 | 151 | 118 |
| Scotland | 650 | 370 | 558 | 324 | 395 | 207 | 429 | |||
| Ireland | 834 | 634 | 727 | 736 | 483 | |||||
| Ontario | 850 | 825 | 925 | 546 | 499 | 760 | 476 | 429 | 227 | |
| British Columbia | 592 | |||||||||
| Quebec | 576 | 684 | 775 | |||||||
| France | 3683 | 3622 | 2516 | 2530 | 1984 | 1640 | 1634 | 1521 | 1130 | 1480 |
| The Netherlands | 788 | 693 | 356 | 498 | 345 | 243 | 216 | 216 | 233 | |
| Austria | 873 | 1048 | 417 | 295 | 297 | 277 | 181 | 138 | 111 | 136 |
| Switzerland | 571 | 515 | 197 | 148 | 131 | 95 | 66 | 45 | 42 | 65 |
| Berlin | 847 | 543 | 352 | 668 | 320 | 275 | 154 | 185 | ||
| Munich | 220 | 102 | 72 | 79 | 57 | |||||
| Cologne | 316 | 939 | 349 | 273 | 266 | 183 | 159 | |||
| Bonn | 512 | 221 | 186 | 78 | 77 | 98 | 65 | |||
| Sweden | 535 | 520 | 366 | 402 | 242 | 345 | 238 | |||
| Catalonia | 541 | 615 | 370 | 485 | 541 | 475 | 320 | 256 | 297 | 286 |
| Italy | 958 | 459 | 378 | 328 | 287 | |||||
| Slovenia | 202 | 209 | 156 | 112 | 121 | 140 |
England and Wales, 1999 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 118 | 411 | 162.3 |
| 2024 | 151 | 337 | 130.6 |
| 2023 | 182 | 280 | 109.1 |
| 2022 | 152 | 322 | 122.2 |
| 2021 | 222 | 225 | 82.1 |
| 2020 | 227 | 204 | 76.0 |
| 2019 | 349 | 126 | 45.0 |
| 2018 | 387 | 115 | 39.9 |
| 2017 | 661 | 63 | 21.1 |
| 2016 | 537 | 79 | 25.7 |
| 2015 | 649 | 63 | 20.5 |
| 2014 | 715 | 55 | 17.9 |
| 2013 | 854 | 44 | 14.3 |
| 2012 | 934 | 39 | 12.1 |
| 2011 | 973 | 36 | 11.2 |
| 2010 | 1180 | 27 | 8.4 |
| 2009 | 1055 | 30 | 9.6 |
| 2008 | 1516 | 18 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | 2085 | 11 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | 1660 | 14 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 1690 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 3197 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 2003 | 2436 | 7 | 2.5 |
| 2002 | 2868 | 5 | 1.9 |
| 2001 | 3998 | 3 | 1.1 |
| 1999 | 3900 | 3 | 1.1 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Dua in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2020. First recorded in 2003. Her peak year there: 2024, at 97.3 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Dua per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2024 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Dua
1 in 1,041 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Dua.
1 in 394 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Dua.
1 in 596 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Dua.
1 in 473 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Dua.
1 in 924 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Dua.
1 in 1,554 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Dua.
1 in 1,457 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Dua.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Dua.
1 in 1,193 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Dua.
1 in 636 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Dua.
Middle names for Dua
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Dua Grace
2-1 beats · initials DG
Changes the beat after Dua: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Dua Olivia
2-4 beats · initials DO · Dua slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Dua: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Dua slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Dua Sophia
2-3 beats · initials DS
Changes the beat after Dua: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Dua Maria
2-3 beats · initials DM
Changes the beat after Dua: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Dua Rose
2-1 beats · initials DR
Changes the beat after Dua: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Dua Emily
2-3 beats · initials DE · Dua slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Dua: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Dua slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Dua Julia
2-3 beats · initials DJ
Changes the beat after Dua: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Dua Miriam
2-3 beats · initials DM
Changes the beat after Dua: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Dua
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland
92% alike: moves with Dua across countries and decades.
1 in 600 in England and Wales
88% alike: moves with Dua across countries and decades.
1 in 596 in England and Wales
88% alike: moves with Dua across countries and decades.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
87% alike: moves with Dua across countries and decades.
1 in 473 in England and Wales
87% alike: moves with Dua across countries and decades.
1 in 1,655 in England and Wales
87% alike: moves with Dua across countries and decades.
1 in 3,127 in England and Wales
86% alike: moves with Dua across countries and decades.
1 in 749 in England and Wales
85% alike: moves with Dua across countries and decades.
Famous people named Dua
Dua Lipa.
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British singer-songwriter (born 1995)
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Questions about Dua
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Dua?
Her best rank is No. 65 in Switzerland in 2025, about 1 in 337 girls. She is in the published lists of 20 of our 40 regions.
What does Dua mean?
Wiktionary glosses Dua as "love".
How do you pronounce Dua?
DOO-uh, with 2 syllables.
Is Dua getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 16 of 17 regions, falling in none.
Which sister names go with Dua?
The deck's top five sisters for Dua: Gianna, Lyra, Liyana, Anaya and Noor. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.