Girls' name · since 1981
Joua
65 babies named Joua in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 65
- total births
- 1981–1994
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Joua sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 65 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Joua recorded 65 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1994.
- 65 total births
- 1981–1994 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Joua's 65 recorded births place it above 56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Joua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joua's full recorded timeline at 1990, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1994
- Peak year (1989)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Joua by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Joua's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Joua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 37 births (57% of all-time use).
Joua by state
Where Joua concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 10.8% |
7 of 65 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Jouas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1981–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Joua: Baby Name Since 1981 - 65 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joua. 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 Joua 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.