Soua

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Pronounced SOO-uh /ˈsuː.ə/Low

Meaning: Soua is a Hmong given name, borne by girls in Hmong communities and carried to the United States by Hmong refugee families. Hmong names are drawn from a living tradition rather than a fixed dictionary gloss, so Soua is best presented as an authentic heritage name; its exact sense varies by family and is not asserted here.Low

In 30 seconds: Soua is a Hmong girl's given name (said SOO-uh), used by Hmong American families. Its appearance reflects Hmong resettlement in the nineteen-eighties and nineties.

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MeaningSoua is a Hmong given name, borne by girls in Hmong communities and carried to the United States by Hmong refugee families. Hmong names are drawn from a living tradition rather than a fixed dictionary gloss, so Soua is best presented as an authentic heritage name; its exact sense varies by family and is not asserted here.

U.S. rank (1994)#13217 ↘ Falling

1994 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1990

Total births (all-time)≈ 105

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Soua is a genuine Hmong given name, part of a living naming tradition rather than a dictionary word, and it reached the United States with Hmong families resettling after the Vietnam War. We present it as an authentic heritage name and do not pin a single literal meaning on it, since Hmong names carry sense within family and clan context.

Records show Soua for American girls chiefly in the nineteen-eighties and early nineties, given to only about fifteen a year at its peak and never common. A girl named Soua then would be in her thirties or forties today.

Did you know? Soua's rise and fall in American records - concentrated in the nineteen-eighties and early nineties - traces the arrival of Hmong refugee families after the Vietnam War, a small name marking a real migration.

Overall data confidence 40%

References - Soua — Hmong given name; Hmong American use; resettlement-era; meaning not asserted; plain-Latin/TTS-safe only.

Variations

SuaSouaaSoualee

Nicknames

SouSua

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Soua mean?

Soua is a Hmong given name from a living naming tradition; we present it as an authentic heritage name and do not assert a single literal meaning.

How do you pronounce Soua?

It is said SOO-uh /ˈsuː.ə/ - two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Soua a boy or girl name?

Soua is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Soua?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-nineties.