Recorded 1980–1994 Unisex name Peak 1994 39 births

Doua — boys' name

39 babies named Doua in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s17
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Doua was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Doua in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doua

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Doua between 1980 and 1994, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Doua currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Doua is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 28 additional births since 1986.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doua performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Doua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Doua in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doua 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 39 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.

Doua at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

39

Since 1980

15 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1980

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1994

Doua popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1980

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1994199319901989198719851980 5

Doua popularity over time — girls

28 total births recorded since 1986 (Doua as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
4.555.566.577.5 20001992199119891986 5

Doua by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
22 births that decade — 56% of Doua's all-time total
1980s221990s17

Doua by state

Where Doua concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Doua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 15.4%
#2 Minnesota
5 12.8%
California share of Doua's total US births 15.4%
Even split

6 of 39 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doua?
39 babies have been named Doua since 1980. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Doua most popular?
Doua was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Doua most popular?
The top states for the name Doua are California (6 births), Minnesota (5 births).
Is Doua a unisex name?
Yes, Doua is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 39 births, and as a girl's name it has 28 births.
How long has the name Doua been used?
Doua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 15 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Doua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Douglas, Doug, Douglass, Dougles, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1980–1994 (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.