Dounia
How to say it: doo-NYA · /duˈnja/
From Arabic dunya meaning 'world, earthly life' - beloved name in Maghreb and Middle East.
Dounia was the 13,814th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 9% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #15,543 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #13,814 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 663,068 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −9% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #15,543 |
| In France, 2025 | #590 among girls’ names, 50 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Dounia is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Dounia is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #590 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Dounia
- Dounia Coesens (born 1988)French actress
- Dounia Bouzar (born 1964)French anthropologist
- Dounia (born 1997)American singer
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