Hawa
Hawa was the 1813th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 111 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1649th with 125 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 362 places. More babies were named Hawa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,813 girls, up 11 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 111girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024125 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,373babies recorded
Hawa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,813 | 111 |
| 2020 | #1,824 | 108 |
| 2010 | #2,463 | 76 |
| 2000 | #3,476 | 38 |
| 1990 | #6,245 | 14 |
| 1980 | #9,493 | 6 |
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How popular is Hawa, counting every spelling?
Hawa is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,504 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,813 for Hawa on its own. Together these spellings went to 124 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawa | 111 | #1,813 | 568 |
| Hawwa | 13 | #8,043 | 44 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hawa?
111 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hawa (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hawa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hawa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hawa?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Hawa are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 19. That makes Hawa a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hawa by state
How common Hawa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (3.8×), New York (3.5×), Minnesota (3.0×), Ohio (3.0×), Washington (2.2×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hawa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hawa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hawa
How popular is the name Hawa?
Hawa was the 1813th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 111 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1649th with 125 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 362 places. More babies were named Hawa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hawa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hawa in the US.
Where is Hawa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hawa was most common in Virginia (0.26 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Minnesota.