Houa is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.
Houa is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2002. Houa first appears in 1981 and peaked in 1992 (17 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #16,398 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #16,271 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #15,005 | — |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,151 | — |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #6,873 | — |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #10,937 | — |
| 1994 | 20 | — | #7,272 | #6,610 |
| 1993 | 27 | — | #5,768 | #5,144 |
| 1992 | 28 | — | #5,571 | #5,013 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | #7,118 | #6,164 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | #8,740 | #6,708 |
| 1989 | 25 | — | #5,938 | #4,626 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #7,941 | — |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #9,131 | #5,720 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #8,870 | — |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #11,267 | — |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,476 | — |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #8,342 | #5,131 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,529 | — |
| 1981 | 15 | — | #9,506 | #4,297 |