Recorded 1969–2023 Girls' name Peak 2020 173 births

Aqua — girls' name

173 babies named Aqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s161980s151990s202000s192010s652020s33
2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Aqua was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

10 babies were named Aqua in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Aqua between 1969 and 2023, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aqua performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Aqua shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aqua in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 173 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aqua at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

173

Since 1969

55 years of records

Peak year

2020

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1969

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2023

Aqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1969

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
10
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
4681012 2023201920152011200619891969 5

Aqua by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
65 births that decade — 38% of Aqua's all-time total
1960s51970s161980s151990s202000s192010s652020s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aqua?
173 babies have been named Aqua since 1969. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2020 with 10 births.
When was Aqua most popular?
Aqua was most popular in the 2010s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Aqua been used?
Aqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 55 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Aqua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aquilla, Aquila, Aqueelah, Aquarius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.