Recorded 1980–1991 Girls' name Peak 1986 24 births

Chua — girls' name

24 babies named Chua in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s6
1980s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Chua was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

7 babies were named Chua in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chua

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Chua between 1980 and 1991, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chua performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chua shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chua in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chua 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 24 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.

Chua at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

24

Since 1980

12 years of records

Peak year

1986

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1980

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1991

Chua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1980

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1986)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1991198919861980 5

Chua by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 75% of Chua's all-time total
1980s181990s6

Chua by state

Where Chua concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 50.0%
California share of Chua's total US births 50.0%

12 of 24 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chua?
24 babies have been named Chua since 1980. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1986 with 7 births.
When was Chua most popular?
Chua was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Chua most popular?
The top states for the name Chua are California (12 births).
How long has the name Chua been used?
Chua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 12 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Chua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chudney, Chumy, Chundra, Chun, 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, 1980–1991 (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.