Unisex name · since 1981
Shoua
Shoua has 282 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 282
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
282 girls have been named Shoua since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shoua has 282 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1997.
- #16,452 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 282 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shoua ranks #16,452 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 282 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 282
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shoua's 282 recorded births place it above 77.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shoua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shoua splits its recorded history at 1989: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shoua popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1997
- Peak year (1990)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Shoua popularity over time - boys
83 total births recorded since 1980 (Shoua as boys' name)
Shoua by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (163 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Shoua's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Shoua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
163 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 163 births (58% of all-time use).
Shoua by state
Where Shoua concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 111 | 39.4% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 19 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 12 | 4.3% |
111 of 282 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Shoua's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (163 total births) through the 1990s (119) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shouas (111 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 Shoua: 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 (~16 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, 1981–1997 (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 Shoua 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.