Houa

HWAH /ˈhwɑː/
girl 1 syllable fading

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 was first reported in SSA data in 1981 and peaked in 1992 (17 births).

About the name Houa

PronunciationHWAH /ˈhwɑː/

Names similar to Houa

How popular is Houa?

Girls named Houa
198119851990199520002002
Girls named Houa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1981–2002 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2002) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Houa
1981198519901994
Boys named Houa per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1981–2002 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2002) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Houa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
200255#16,398—
200155#16,271—
199855#15,005—
19978—#10,151—
199613—#6,873—
19957—#10,937—
199420—#7,272#6,610
199327—#5,768#5,144
199228—#5,571#5,013
199120—#7,118#6,164
199016—#8,740#6,708
198925—#5,938#4,626
19889—#7,941—
198714—#9,131#5,720
19867—#8,870—
19855—#11,267—
19847—#8,476—
198314—#8,342#5,131
198210—#6,529—
198115—#9,506#4,297