Girls' name · since 1980
Chua
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.
- #43,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chua is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 24 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Chua recorded 24 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 1991.
- #43,519 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chua ranks #43,519 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #43,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chua's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chua splits its recorded history at 1989: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1991
- Peak year (1986)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Chua by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (18 births, 75% of the file).
1980s was Chua's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Chua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (75% of all-time use).
Chua by state
Where Chua concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 50.0% |
12 of 24 births nationwide.
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- Chua's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 1990s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Chuas (12 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1980–1991 (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 Chua 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.