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.
- Arabic
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Duaa
American parents first put Duaa on the record books as a baby girl name in 1982, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 29 Duaas were born — ranking #4,670 that year. About 33% of every Duaa on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Duaa ranks #5,394 for baby girls with 23 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). All told, over 680 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Duaa
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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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