girl's name
Dunya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,104
Dunya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 37 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 89,606 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1984.
Dunya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 63 |
| 2000s | 127 |
| 2010s | 181 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 182 |
How popular is Dunya?
In 2025, Dunya was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Dunya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Dunya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Dünya | Dünya is a rare spelling of Dunya, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
Names that peaked alongside Dunya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dunya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dunya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dunya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dunya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dunya
How popular is the name Dunya?
In 2025, Dunya was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Dunya a girl's or a boy's name?
Dunya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Dunya most popular?
Dunya peaked in 2024, when 37 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Dunya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dunya currently ranks #1,121 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.