Dounia
Dounia Tazi, known mononymously as Dounia, is a Moroccan-American singer, songwriter and model. She rose to prominence as a model. She began releasing music commercially in 2017. Her first commercial EP, Intro To, was independently released on October 20, 2017.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Dounia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dounia Tazi, known mononymously as Dounia, is a Moroccan-American singer, songwriter and model. She rose to prominence as a model. She began releasing music commercially in 2017. Her first commercial EP, Intro To, was independently released on October 20, 2017.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Dounia
American parents first put Dounia on the record books as a baby girl name in 1997, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 10 Dounias were born — ranking #9,163 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 65% of all recorded Dounias. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 43 Dounias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dounia
Dounia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 43 births in the dataset. Dounia's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #9,163. Use the chart and map above to compare Dounia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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