Wava Name Popularity and Statistics

Wava is Predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record1987
Total Recorded U.S. Births1,727
First Year on Record1892

Wava popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1987Girls7#8,778
1979Girls5#10,210
1965Girls5#6,539
1963Girls5#6,592
1962Girls7#5,293
1961Girls7#5,309
1960Girls8#4,773
1959Girls7#5,031
1958Girls13#3,379
1957Girls8#4,536
1956Girls10#3,910
1955Girls11#3,571
1954Girls17#2,695
1953Girls12#3,269
1952Girls18#2,502
1951Girls14#2,810
1950Girls17#2,436
1949Girls14#2,726
1948Girls21#2,126
1947Girls25#1,946
1946Girls24#1,860
1945Girls6#4,025
1944Girls20#1,916
1943Girls23#1,791

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1924 · Girls

60 recorded births and rank #985.

1928 · Girls

57 recorded births and rank #983.

1925 · Girls

55 recorded births and rank #1,008.

1930 · Girls

54 recorded births and rank #1,002.

Where Wava ranked highest in 1942

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

KY
Rank #433 · 6 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Wava