Dura

DUUR-ruh /ˈdʊɹɹə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Dura is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Dura is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1942. Dura was first reported in SSA data in 1892 and peaked in 1918 (17 births).

About the name Dura

PronunciationDUUR-ruh /ˈdʊɹɹə/
17peak births 1918
1892first in SSA data

Names similar to Dura

How popular is Dura?

Girls named Dura
1892190019101920193019401942
Girls named Dura per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1892–1942 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1942) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Dura total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19425—#4,812
194111—#2,718
193810—#2,780
19365—#4,368
19357—#3,497
19347—#3,557
19317—#3,581
193011—#2,731
19295—#4,763
19278—#3,629
19268—#3,655
192510—#3,172
192414—#2,561
192311—#2,974
192212—#2,829
192112—#2,814
192012—#2,769
19195—#5,004
191817—#2,133
19178—#3,432
19168—#3,343
19158—#3,206
19076—#1,888
19046—#1,710
19026—#1,653
19008—#1,473
18956—#1,466
18945—#1,547
18927—#1,201