Girls' name · since 1992
Awa
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 871 babies named Awa, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,822 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 871
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Awa currently ranks #4822 among girls' names in America, with 871 babies recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Awa has been recorded 871 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #4822 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #8,255 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,822 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 871 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Awa ranks #8,255 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,822 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 871 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,822 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 871
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Awa's 871 recorded births place it above 88.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Awa compares
871 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Awa's all-time total is 132% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Awa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 871 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Awa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Awa splits its recorded history at 2009: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Awa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Awa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (316 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Awa's strongest decade.
316 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Awa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
316 births
- 2010s
2010s
300 births
- 2020s
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 316 births (36% of all-time use).
How Awa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Awa's total volume
Awa by state
Where Awa concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 256 | 29.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 26 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
256 of 871 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Awa's data
- Awa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (316 total births) through the 2020s (171) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Awas (256 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Awa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Awa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.