Is Awa a boy or girl name?

Awa is a girl’s name. Of the 871 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Awa

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Awa was most popular in 2005, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,812 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 871 people named Awa.

Awa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Awa’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Awa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Awa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 871 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Awa

Where Awa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 10.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org