Given name
Shua
“brought low”·“prostration”
Shua is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewשוחה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Shua means “brought low” or “prostration.”
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Where it comes from
Shua is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb shuah (שוח).
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Shua appears in Genesis 25:2, Job 2:1, 1 Chronicles 4:11 and 3 other passages.
- Genesis 25:2
- Job 2:1
- 1 Chronicles 4:11
- Genesis 38:2
- Genesis 38:12
- 1 Chronicles 7:32
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Shua through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 58
- 47 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,599 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,599 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 197 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shua’s family of names
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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