Unisex name · since 1981
Houa
181 babies named Houa in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,836 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 181
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Houa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 181 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Houa has been recorded 181 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2002.
- #20,836 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 181 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Houa ranks #20,836 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 181 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,836 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 181
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Houa's 181 recorded births place it above 71.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Houa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Houa splits its recorded history at 1991: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Houa popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2002
- Peak year (1992)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Houa popularity over time - boys
79 total births recorded since 1981 (Houa as boys' name)
Houa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (99 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Houa's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Houa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
99 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 99 births (55% of all-time use).
Houa by state
Where Houa concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 26.5% |
48 of 181 births nationwide.
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- Houa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Houas (48 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 Houa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1981–2002 (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 Houa 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.