Unisex name · since 1980
Doua
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.
- #23,852 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Doua sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 39 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Doua recorded 39 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1994.
- #23,852 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 39 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doua ranks #23,852 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,852 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Doua's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Doua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Doua splits its recorded history at 1989: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Doua popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1994
- Peak year (1994)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Doua popularity over time - girls
28 total births recorded since 1986 (Doua as girls' name)
Doua by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (22 births, 56% of the file).
1980s was Doua's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Doua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (56% of all-time use).
Doua by state
Where Doua concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 15.4% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 5 | 12.8% |
6 of 39 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Doua's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 1990s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Douas (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Doua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1980–1994 (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 Doua 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.