Acacia vs Dua
Acacia and Duacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Acacia was ranked #2000 and Dua #151 among girls in England and Wales.
Acacia and Dua over time
Acacia and Dua appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Dua held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Acacia in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Acacia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dua in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Mirrored each other
Over 25 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Dua rose about as far as Acacia fell — from #1107 and #3900 in 1999 to #2000 and #151 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1999–2024
Acacia held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Dua in 15.
Highest recorded here: Acacia #973 in 2011, Dua #151 in 2024.
The order changed in 2009: Dua moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #1093 and #1516; by 2009 that had become #1596 and #1055.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Acacia #2000, Dua #151.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Acacia | Dua |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2000 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Acacia has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Dua.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Acacia
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1755 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #973 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Dua
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #151 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1999–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls