Toua
Toua is a Papua New Guinean name. Notable people with this name include:
Meaning & Origin of Toua
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Toua is a Papua New Guinean name. Notable people with this name include:
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The Story of Toua
Toua first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1980, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 19 Touas were born — ranking #3,368 that year. As of 2026, Toua ranks #5,187 for baby boys with 11 births, with steady use. In total, more than 170 Touas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Toua
Toua is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 170 births in the dataset. Toua's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #3,368. Use the chart and map above to compare Toua'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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