3,531births recorded
14Countries
3Variants
2024Peak · Slovenia
#180Slovenia 2025
Dunya is a girl name family recorded 3,531 times in 14 countries since 1943. It ranks highest today in Slovenia (#180 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Slovenia in 2024, at 131.7 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Dunia (United States, Catalonia), Dunja (Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
All forms of Dunya
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunia | Catalan | 822 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #332 | 2010 | ▼ 48 % |
| Dunia | Catalan | 629 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10107 | 2004 | ▼ 10 % |
| Dunia | Catalan | 54 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1989 | – |
| Dunia | Catalan | 15 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2024 | – |
| Dunia | Catalan | 10 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2003 | – |
| Dunia | Catalan | 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2008 | – |
| Dunya | German | 563 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3903 | 2025 | ▲ 143 % |
| Dunya | German | 217 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1110 | 2025 | ▲ 235 % |
| Dunya | German | 135 | 🇫🇷 France | #3337 | 2025 | ▲ 154 % |
| Dunya | German | 90 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | #329 | 2025 | – |
| Dunya | German | 83 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #456 | 2025 | new |
| Dunya | German | 72 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #932 | 2024 | new |
| Dunja | Slovene | 270 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #249 | 2025 | ▲ 95 % |
| Dunja | Slovene | 227 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #480 | 2022 | ▲ 73 % |
| Dunja | Slovene | 134 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #180 | 2024 | ▶ 2 % |
| Dunja | Slovene | 29 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2018 | – |
| Dunja | Slovene | 25 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2022 | – |
| Dunja | Slovene | 6 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1943 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Dunja ↔ Dunya — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Dunia ↔ Dunya — spelling variant
Questions about Dunya
How popular is the name Dunya?
In 2025 it ranked #180 in Slovenia. Official registers record 3,531 births across 14 countries.
What is Dunya in other languages?
Dunia (Catalan); Dunja (Slovene).
When was Dunya most popular?
It peaked in Slovenia in 2024, at 131.7 births per 100,000.
Is Dunya a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Dunya is a girl name.