Durah
Dura al-Qar' or Dura al-Qari'a is a Palestinian town in the central West Bank, part of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Dura al-Qar' had a population of 3,032 inhabitants in 2017.
Meaning & Origin of Durah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dura al-Qar' or Dura al-Qari'a is a Palestinian town in the central West Bank, part of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Dura al-Qar' had a population of 3,032 inhabitants in 2017.
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Origin & history
The Story of Durah
Durah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 6 Durahs were born — ranking #4,291 that year. As of 2026, Durah ranks #4,291 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Durahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Durah
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- Rabiha Diab (1954–2016)
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About the name Durah
Durah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Durah's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #4,291. Use the chart and map above to compare Durah'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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