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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Wava

Wava was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 967th; the most babies were born in 1924 (60). More babies were named Wava in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192460 babies
Total since 1880
1,727babies recorded

Wava popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#5,1638
1950#2,53217
1940#1,40230
1930#1,01254
1920#1,25438
1910#1,62910
1900#1,22411
1890——
1880——

How popular is Wava, counting every spelling?

Wava has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Wava?

About 300 people born in the US named Wava are alive today, with a median age of 79; half are between 72 and 86. That makes Wava a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Wava by state

How common Wava was among girls born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Iowa (4.5×), Michigan (2.5×), Ohio (1.7×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMI0.11New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesIA0.20Indiana: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesIN0.12Ohio: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesOH0.08Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesKS0.14Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Wava, girls, 1922–1926. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Wava: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wava, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Wava

How popular is the name Wava?

Wava was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 967th; the most babies were born in 1924 (60). More babies were named Wava in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Wava a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,727 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Wava most popular?

In 1922–1926, Wava was most common in Iowa (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kansas and Indiana.