Is Hawa a boy or girl name?

Hawa is a girl’s name. Of the 2,373 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Hawa

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Hawa was most popular in 2024, when 125 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,060 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,297, with 111 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,373 people named Hawa.

Hawa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hawa’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hawa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hawa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,373 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 Hawa

Where Hawa is most concentrated

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

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