Total births
58
Girls' name · since 2007
Mawa
58 babies named Mawa in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14546
- among girls today
- 58
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 18%
- more common than other girls
58 babies have been named Mawa since 2007, making it today's #14546 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mawa recorded 58 times among girls since 2007, holding rank #14546 nationally today, ahead of 18% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #14546 among girls today
- 58 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
- 18% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Mawa is currently the #14546 girls' name in America, more common than 18% of girls - 58 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14546
- among girls today
- 58
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 18%
- more common than other girls
Mawa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14546
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 18% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Mawa was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
10 babies were named Mawa in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Mawa compares
58 17th percentile among 17,726 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
Mawa's all-time total is 85% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mawa | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 58 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Mawa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mawa's full recorded timeline at 2020, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mawa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#14,546
Active since
2007
Mawa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Mawa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Mawa's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Mawa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 30 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mawa? ▼
58 babies have been named Mawa since 2007. It currently ranks #14546 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 10 births.
When was Mawa most popular? ▼
Mawa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Mawa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mawa since 2007 -- 19 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Mawa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mawada, Mawaddah, Mawata, Mawiyah. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Mawa
Nearby Names Like Mawa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mawa
Mawada Girl
#7551 146 births
Mawaddah Girl
#17335 14 births
Mawata Girl
11 births
Mawiyah Girl
10 births
Compare Mawa side by side: Mawa vs Mawada Mawa vs Mawaddah Mawa vs Mawata
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mawa: #14546 Girls' Name - 58 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mawa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mawa 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 June 2026.