Is Hoa a boy or girl name?

Hoa is a unisex name. Of the 532 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 50.7% were girls and 49.3% were boys. It changed hands in 1986, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Hoa

Recorded 1975–2004 · United States

Hoa was most popular in 1982, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,331 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 532 people named Hoa.

Hoa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hoa’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hoa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hoa is a unisex name — 50.7% of the 532 Americans given it were girls and 49.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 1986 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hoa

Where Hoa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 9.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org