Boys' name · since 1981
Moua
167 babies named Moua 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.
- #14,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 167
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Moua sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 167 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Moua recorded 167 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 2003.
- #14,065 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 167 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moua ranks #14,065 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 167 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 167
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Moua's 167 recorded births place it above 69.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Moua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Moua splits its recorded history at 1991: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Moua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2003
- Peak year (1989)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Moua by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (89 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Moua's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Moua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 89 births (53% of all-time use).
Moua by state
Where Moua concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 31.7% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 11 | 6.6% |
53 of 167 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Moua's decade-level peak was the 1990s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mouas (53 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 Moua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1981–2003 (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 Moua 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.