Is Wava a boy or girl name?

Wava is a girl’s name. Of the 1,727 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Wava

Recorded 1892–1987 · United States

Wava was most popular in 1924, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,818 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,727 people named Wava.

Wava over time

Births per year. The dot marks Wava’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Wava a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Wava is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,727 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Wava

Where Wava 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