Douaa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- doo-AH
- Origin
- Arabic
Douaa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “prayer, supplication”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Douaa mean?
Arabic: North African French-style spelling of Arabic dua
“prayer, supplication”
From the Arabic word duʿāʾ, meaning a prayer or personal supplication to God.
Is Douaa a girl's or a boy's name?
Douaa is a girls' name.
How popular is Douaa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 4 girls.
Douaa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
Names like Douaa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Faiza, Salma, Aaliyah, Saba, Habiba, Farah, Rahma, Zainab, Hiba, Fatma, Hibah
Names related to Douaa
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Douaa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/douaa, updated 20 October 2026.