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The baby name Dunia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DOO-nee-uh (IPA: /ˈduːniə/); Arabic: /dʊnjaː/.

Dunia is Arabic, Swahili, Turkish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Arabic, Swahili, Turkish
Pronunciation: DOO-nee-uh (IPA: /ˈduːniə/); Arabic: /dʊnjaː/

What is the meaning of the name Dunia ?

The baby name Dunia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DOO-nee-uh (IPA: /ˈduːniə/); Arabic: /dʊnjaː/.

Dunia is Arabic, Swahili, Turkish in Origin.

Dunia is a feminine name with two intersecting traditions. In Arabic, dunyā (الدنيا) denotes “the world,” the temporal, earthly life, contrasted with the hereafter, and the name is used across North Africa, the Levant, and Muslim communities worldwide. Through Arabic, the word entered Swahili and Malay/Indonesian as dunia, reinforcing its familiarity in East Africa and Southeast Asia. The name carries a warm, life-affirming sense of the living world.

A separate Slavic pathway links Dunia/Dunya to Russian Dunya, a pet form of Avdotya/Evdokiya, ultimately from Greek Eudokia (“good will, favor”), familiar from literature such as Dostoevsky’s Dunya (Avdotya). Common variants include Dunya, Dounia (Francophone), Donya (Persian), and Duniya (South Asian); related forms are Avdotya, Evdokiya, and Eudokia/Eudocia. Usage today spans Arabic-speaking countries, the Balkans, and European diasporas, where its succinct sound and cross-cultural meaning have boosted appeal.

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Dunia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
HN 0 #18 5 704
HN Girls 0 #23 14 884
BI Boys 0 #43 2 917
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
AF Girls 0 #87 8 2,402
MD Girls 0 #91 2 865
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
IQ 0 #112 18 3,533
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
JO 0 #137 4 2,158
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
CR 0 #148 11 5,526
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
Sweden Girls 2021 #182 2 1,666
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
LU Girls 0 #187 4 4,850
CR Girls 0 #191 514 11,342
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
IQ Girls 0 #210 386 11,303
AO Girls 0 #212 6 4,575
PS 0 #221 6 5,692
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
JO Girls 0 #244 84 7,570
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
EC Girls 0 #251 8 3,650
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
IL 0 #263 12 6,291
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
DK Girls 0 #299 18 7,429
Canada Girls 2010 #303 5 2,861
GT 0 #303 12 5,948
QA Girls 0 #304 13 15,378
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
SD Girls 0 #328 18 7,678
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
YE 0 #343 39 8,639
MY 0 #350 5 12,352
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
PL Girls 0 #360 5 5,096
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
BO 0 #370 12 6,868
PS Girls 0 #372 158 10,981
OM Girls 0 #382 15 15,987
JO Boys 0 #386 4 7,057
Spain Girls 0 #394 933 5,561
France Girls 2007 #402 3 3,164
Spain 0 #404 49 2,326
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
EG 0 #406 7 6,387
BO Girls 0 #420 204 9,488
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
PT Girls 0 #436 16 7,952
GT Girls 0 #437 69 7,500
MX 0 #439 7 8,339
PA Girls 0 #447 35 9,861
SD Boys 0 #462 5 10,523
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
IL Girls 0 #474 145 11,648
KW Girls 0 #488 28 19,177
LY 0 #495 41 12,703
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
CO 0 #504 7 7,768
AE Girls 0 #507 47 20,968
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
RU Girls 0 #518 6 11,913
LB 0 #521 138 13,263
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
IR Girls 0 #542 4 8,334
BH 0 #544 10 17,937
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
BD Boys 0 #603 3 10,045
SY 0 #615 114 11,684
BO Boys 0 #617 6 9,244
IL Boys 0 #621 5 10,983
SG Girls 0 #626 7 18,916
AR Girls 0 #628 3 8,289
HK Girls 0 #644 7 16,104
IQ Boys 0 #655 13 13,071
IT 0 #687 28 4,183
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
Finland Girls 2026 #704 35 3,895
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
EG Girls 0 #774 187 14,742
Germany Girls 0 #799 40 4,949
KW Boys 0 #805 2 18,755
SA Girls 0 #808 128 25,931
CL Girls 0 #817 35 14,098
NG Girls 0 #821 6 15,093
PE Girls 0 #850 94 14,861
TN 0 #864 2 13,765
EG Boys 0 #877 10 15,035
CO Girls 0 #883 198 16,140
United States Boys 2024 #887 6 7,044
MY Boys 0 #900 213 25,439
United States Girls 2024 #903 14 8,487
OM Boys 0 #913 6 17,948
NL Girls 0 #917 39 5,933
Spain Boys 0 #919 12 5,610
MY Girls 0 #924 71 24,821
BR Girls 0 #932 10 12,708
MA 0 #955 174 20,986
NG Boys 0 #993 9 16,906
IT Girls 0 #1,012 458 9,415
MX Girls 0 #1,065 119 17,781
AE Boys 0 #1,082 11 22,615
ZA Girls 0 #1,130 12 25,928
DZ 0 #1,161 16 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,167 12 25,619
TR 0 #1,181 31 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,576 39 28,008

Dunia is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Sweden
France
Canada
AE

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People also ask about Dunia

Dunia is predominantly a girl's name.
Dunia is a 3 syllable name, pronounced DOO-nee-uh (IPA: /ˈduːniə/); Arabic: /dʊnjaː/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Dunya, Duniya, Duniyah, Dounia, Donia and Dunja.
Across languages, Dunia has these equivalents: Gaia (Greek, 'earth'), Terra (Latin, 'earth'), Eartha (English, 'earth'), Prithvi (Sanskrit, 'earth').
Yes — Dunia ranked #182 in Sweden in 2021, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Dunia ranks highest in Sweden (#182 in 2021).
Dunia's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #924 in 2014 to #903 in 2024 in United States.