Total births
25
Girls' name · since 1988
Coua
25 babies named Coua in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 25
- total births
- 1988–1995
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 80%
- born in that decade
25 girls have been named Coua since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Coua has 25 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1995.
- 25 total births
- 1988–1995 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 80% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
25 girls have been named Coua since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.
- 25
- total births
- 1988–1995
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 80%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
80% of everyone ever named Coua was born in this single decade.
1990
Single peak year
7 babies were named Coua in 1990 - its busiest year on record.
Coua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Coua's full recorded timeline at 1994, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Coua at a glance
Last recorded 1995Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1988
Coua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1995
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Coua by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Coua's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Coua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).
Coua by state
Where Coua concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 20.0% |
California share of Coua's total US births 20.0%
5 of 25 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Coua? ▼
Coua has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 7 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
When was Coua most popular? ▼
Coua was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Coua most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Coua are California (5 births).
How long has the name Coua been used? ▼
Records for Coua go back to 1988, giving 8 years of history through 1995.
What names are similar to Coua? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Courtney, Courtnie, Courtnee, Courtenay, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Coua's data
- California records the most Couas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Coua
Nearby Names Like Coua
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Coua
Courtney Girl
#1981 258,399 births
Courtnie Girl
2,114 births
Courtnee Girl
1,627 births
Courtenay Girl
1,189 births
Courteney Girl
1,124 births
Compare Coua side by side: Coua vs Courtney Coua vs Courtnie Coua vs Courtnee
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1988–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Coua: Baby Name Since 1988 - 25 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/coua. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Coua 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 July 2026.