Girls' name · since 1980
Youa
175 babies named Youa in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,217 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Youa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 175 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Youa recorded 175 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1996.
- #21,217 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 175 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Youa ranks #21,217 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 175 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,217 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Youa's 175 recorded births place it above 70.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Youa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Youa's full recorded timeline at 1989, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Youa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1996
- Peak year (1984)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Youa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (110 births, 63% of the file).
1980s was Youa's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Youa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
110 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 110 births (63% of all-time use).
Youa by state
Where Youa concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 27.4% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 5 | 2.9% |
48 of 175 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Youa's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 1990s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Youas (48 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 Youa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
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, 1980–1996 (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 Youa 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.