Recorded 1984–1991 Boys' name Peak 1984 35 births

Johua — boys' name

35 babies named Johua in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s301990s5
1980s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Johua was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

9 babies were named Johua in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johua

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Johua between 1984 and 1991, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johua currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johua performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Johua shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johua 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 35 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.

Johua at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

35

Since 1984

8 years of records

Peak year

1984

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1984

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1991

Johua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1984

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1984)
9
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
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Johua by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
30 births that decade — 86% of Johua's all-time total
1980s301990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johua?
35 babies have been named Johua since 1984. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1984 with 9 births.
When was Johua most popular?
Johua was most popular in the 1980s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Johua been used?
Johua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 8 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Johua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include John, Johnny, Johnnie, Johnathan, 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, 1984–1991 (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.