Dounia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DOON-ya
- Origin
- Arabic
Dounia is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “the world”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dounia mean?
Arabic: North African French-style spelling of Arabic dunya
“the world”
From the Arabic word dunya, meaning the world, or this present life, and common in Morocco and Algeria.
Is Dounia a girl's or a boy's name?
Dounia is a girls' name.
How popular is Dounia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 6 girls.
Dounia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
Names like Dounia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Iqra, Faiza, Safia, Farah, Saba, Duha, Safa, Aysha, Salma, Fatma, Huda, Zaha
Names related to Dounia
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Dounia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dounia, updated 20 October 2026.