Recorded 1976–1986 Unisex name Peak 1985 20 births

Jua — boys' name

20 babies named Jua in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s15
1980s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Jua was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jua in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jua

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Jua between 1976 and 1986, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jua currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Jua is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 8 additional births since 2019.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jua performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jua 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 20 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.

Jua at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

20

Since 1976

11 years of records

Peak year

1985

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1976

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1986

Jua popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1976

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1985)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
456789 198619851976 5

Jua popularity over time — girls

8 total births recorded since 2019 (Jua as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 8 births
8 2019 8

Jua by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 75% of Jua's all-time total
1970s51980s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jua?
20 babies have been named Jua since 1976. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1985 with 8 births.
When was Jua most popular?
Jua was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Is Jua a unisex name?
Yes, Jua is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 20 births, and as a girl's name it has 8 births.
How long has the name Jua been used?
Jua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 11 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Jua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Juan, Juancarlos, Juanpablo, Juaquin, 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, 1976–1986 (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.