| Dua | Malika | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Prayer, supplication | queen |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | doo-AH | mah-LEE-kah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (231) | 1996 (183) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Dua | Malika |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 889 | 459 |
| 2010s | 410 | 729 |
| 2000s | 164 | 740 |
| 1990s | 22 | 1,377 |
| 1980s | 0 | 813 |
| 1970s | 0 | 819 |
| 1960s | 0 | 30 |
Dua (دعاء, du'a') means 'prayer, supplication, invocation', from the Arabic root d-'-w. In Islamic practice du'a refers specifically to personal prayer or calling upon God.
Arabic 'malika' is the feminine of 'malik', meaning 'queen', from the same Semitic root m-l-k. A literal 'queen' name across the Arabic-speaking world.
Dua and Malika are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Dua means Prayer, supplication (arabic origin), while Malika means queen (arabic origin).
In US records, Dua first appears in 0 and Malika in 0, so Dua has the longer recorded history.