Girls' name · since 1980
Phoua
Phoua has 99 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
99 girls have been named Phoua since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Phoua has 99 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1997.
- #27,252 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 99 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Phoua ranks #27,252 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Phoua's 99 recorded births place it above 62.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Phoua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Phoua's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Phoua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1997
- Peak year (1990)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Phoua by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (61 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Phoua's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Phoua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 61 births (62% of all-time use).
Phoua by state
Where Phoua concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 17.2% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 12 | 12.1% |
17 of 99 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Phouas (17 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Phoua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1980–1997 (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 Phoua 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.