Recorded 1980–2002 Unisex name Peak 1990 390 births

Choua — unisex name

390 babies named Choua in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1981990s1872000s5
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Choua was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

32 babies were named Choua in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Choua

The Social Security Administration has registered 390 babies named Choua between 1980 and 2002, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Choua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 32 babies received it in a single year. Choua is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 86 additional births since 1981.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Choua performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 198 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Choua shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 149 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Choua in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Choua 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 390 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.

Choua at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

390

Since 1980

23 years of records

Peak year

1990

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1980

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2002

Choua popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1980

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1990)
32
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Choua popularity over time — boys

86 total births recorded since 1981 (Choua as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 86 births
05101520 199619951994199219911990198919871985198419831981 5

Choua by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
198 births that decade — 51% of Choua's all-time total
1980s1981990s1872000s5

Choua by state

Where Choua concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Choua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
149 38.2%
#2 Minnesota
66 16.9%
#3 Wisconsin
43 11.0%
California share of Choua's total US births 38.2%
Even split

149 of 390 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Choua?
390 babies have been named Choua since 1980. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1990 with 32 births.
When was Choua most popular?
Choua was most popular in the 1980s decade with 198 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Choua most popular?
The top states for the name Choua are California (149 births), Minnesota (66 births), Wisconsin (43 births).
Is Choua a unisex name?
Yes, Choua is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 390 births, and as a boy's name it has 86 births.
How long has the name Choua been used?
Choua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 23 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Choua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chole, Chosen, Choyce, Chong, 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, 1980–2002 (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.