Duha
The Duha prayer is the voluntary Islamic prayer between the obligatory Islamic prayers of Fajr and Dhuhr.
Meaning & Origin of Duha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Duha prayer is the voluntary Islamic prayer between the obligatory Islamic prayers of Fajr and Dhuhr.
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The Story of Duha
Duha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 17 Duhas were born — ranking #6,626 that year. As of 2026, Duha ranks #8,716 for baby girls with 10 births, gradually falling (-5%). In total, more than 206 Duhas 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 Duha
Duha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 206 births in the dataset. Duha's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #6,626. Use the chart and map above to compare Duha'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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