Dunya comes from the Russian tradition, meaning Well-regarded.
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How popular is Dunya?
2024peak year
Dunya first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1984. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2024, 37 babies received the name (ranked #3977). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5602), with roughly 24 babies named Dunya each year. Dunya has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 526 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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