Dura

Girl · recorded 1892–1942

  • 1942last recorded
  • 1892best year

Most popular in 1892.

Last recorded in 1942. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1892

0173318921905191719301942

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 29 recorded years as a table
Dura, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189233
189422
189526
190027
190223
190422
190719
19158
19168
19177
191815
19194
192010
192110
192210
19239
192411
19258
19267
19277
19294
193010
19317
19347
19357
19365
19389
19419
19424

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dura isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1942
5
Rank in 1942
#4,622
How rare
1 in 270,143 girls
Since 1892
245

Dura was last recorded in 1942. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1892, at 33 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Dura doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.