Duha

A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning forenoon, morning light.

Babies a year
24
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1315
24 babies

Duha by the numbers

In 2025, 24 babies in England and Wales were named Duha. In the US, 8 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 10 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Duha. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Duaprayer or supplication411 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Duaaprayer or supplication104 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Dhuhamorning or forenoon4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Duhaamorning or forenoon3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Doha4 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean the dawn

Like Duha, each of these has the dawn in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zoradawn203 in the US (2017)
  • Roxannedawn; a form of Roxana188 in the US (2017)
  • Luceromorning star; bringer of light137 in the US (2017)
  • Orianagolden or dawn; from Latin aureus28 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean light

Like Duha, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Duha

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