Houa
The Story of Houa
As a girl name
Houa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1981, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1992: 17 births, good for #5,484 nationwide. About 55% of every Houa on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Houa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2002, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 181 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Houa as a boy name dates back to 1981, when 9 babies received it. 1989 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Houa — #4,526 in the national rankings. About 57% of every Houa on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Houa last appeared in the published SSA data in 1994, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 79 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Houa
Houa is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 181 births in the dataset. Houa's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #5,484. Use the chart and map above to compare Houa'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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