Girls' name · since 1981
Zoua
142 babies named Zoua in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zoua is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 142 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoua has been recorded 142 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1998.
- #23,384 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 142 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoua ranks #23,384 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 142 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zoua's 142 recorded births place it above 67.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Zoua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zoua splits its recorded history at 1990: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zoua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1998
- Peak year (1992)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Zoua by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (83 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Zoua's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Zoua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 83 births (58% of all-time use).
Zoua by state
Where Zoua concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 62 | 43.7% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 10 | 7.0% |
62 of 142 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Zouas (62 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 Zoua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
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, 1981–1998 (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 Zoua 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.