Recorded 1980–1994 Unisex name Peak 1990 105 births

Soua — unisex name

105 babies named Soua in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s581990s47
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Soua was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

15 babies were named Soua in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Soua

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Soua between 1980 and 1994, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Soua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Soua is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 56 additional births since 1981.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Soua performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Soua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Soua in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Soua 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 105 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.

Soua at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

105

Since 1980

15 years of records

Peak year

1990

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1980

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1994

Soua popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1980

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1990)
15
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
05101520 199419931992199119901989198819841983198219811980 7

Soua popularity over time — boys

56 total births recorded since 1981 (Soua as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 56 births
456789 199419931991199019881986198519841981 8

Soua by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
58 births that decade — 55% of Soua's all-time total
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Soua by state

Where Soua concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Soua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
35 33.3%
California share of Soua's total US births 33.3%

35 of 105 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Soua?
105 babies have been named Soua since 1980. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1990 with 15 births.
When was Soua most popular?
Soua was most popular in the 1980s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Soua most popular?
The top states for the name Soua are California (35 births).
Is Soua a unisex name?
Yes, Soua is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 105 births, and as a boy's name it has 56 births.
How long has the name Soua been used?
Soua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 15 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Soua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Souline, Soul, Soumya, Soundra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1980–1994 (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.