Unisex name · since 1980
Choua
Choua has 390 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 390
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Choua is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 390 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Choua recorded 390 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2002.
- #13,718 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 390 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Choua ranks #13,718 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 390 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 390
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Choua's 390 recorded births place it above 81.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Choua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Choua's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Choua popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2002
- Peak year (1990)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Choua popularity over time - boys
86 total births recorded since 1981 (Choua as boys' name)
Choua by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (198 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Choua's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Choua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
198 births
- 1990s
1990s
187 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 198 births (51% of all-time use).
Choua by state
Where Choua concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 149 | 38.2% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 66 | 16.9% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 43 | 11.0% |
149 of 390 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Choua's data
- Choua's decade-level peak was the 1980s (198 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chouas (149 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Choua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Choua draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.