Choua
Choua is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Lol Mahamat Choua (1939–2019), Chadian politician Mohamed Choua, Moroccan basketball player
Meaning & Origin of Choua
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Choua is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Lol Mahamat Choua (1939–2019), Chadian politician Mohamed Choua, Moroccan basketball player
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The Story of Choua
As a girl name
Choua first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 32 Chouas were born — ranking #3,364 that year. As of 2026, Choua ranks #15,431 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 390 Chouas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Choua first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 16 Chouas were born — ranking #3,607 that year. As of 2026, Choua ranks #7,137 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 86 Chouas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Choua
Choua is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 390 births in the dataset. Choua's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #3,364. Use the chart and map above to compare Choua's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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