Duaa
In Islam, duʿāʾ is a prayer of invocation, supplication or request, asking help or assistance from God. Duʿāʾ is an integral aspect of Islamic worship and spirituality, serving as a direct line of communication between a believer and Allah.
Meaning & Origin of Duaa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Islam, duʿāʾ is a prayer of invocation, supplication or request, asking help or assistance from God. Duʿāʾ is an integral aspect of Islamic worship and spirituality, serving as a direct line of communication between a believer and Allah.
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The Story of Duaa
Duaa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 29 Duaas were born — ranking #4,670 that year. As of 2026, Duaa ranks #5,394 for baby girls with 23 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). In total, more than 680 Duaas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Duaa
Duaa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 680 births in the dataset. Duaa's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #4,621. Use the chart and map above to compare Duaa'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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