Total births
481
Girls' name · since 1974
Wafa
481 babies named Wafa in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7704
- among girls today
- 481
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other girls
Wafa currently ranks #7704 among girls' names in America, with 481 babies recorded since 1974.
Wafa has 481 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7704 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #7704 among girls today
- 481 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
- 57% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Wafa is currently the #7704 girls' name in America, more common than 57% of girls - 481 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7704
- among girls today
- 481
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other girls
Wafa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7704
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 57% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Wafa was born in this single decade.
1999
Single peak year
16 babies were named Wafa in 1999 - its busiest year on record.
How Wafa compares
481 Top 46% higher than 54% of 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
Wafa's all-time total is 26% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wafa | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 481 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 48 | 19,840 |
Wafa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wafa's full recorded timeline at 2000, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wafa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1999
Current rank
#7,704
Active since
1974
Wafa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Wafa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Wafa's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Wafa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
103 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 118 births (25% of all-time use).
Wafa by state
Where Wafa concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 2.1% |
New York share of Wafa's total US births 2.1%
10 of 481 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wafa? ▼
Since 1974, Social Security records show 481 babies named Wafa. Today it holds rank #7704 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1999, with 16 births.
When was Wafa most popular? ▼
Wafa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Wafa most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Wafa are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Wafa been used? ▼
Wafa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 52 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Wafa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wafaa. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Wafa's data
- Wafa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (118 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Wafas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1974–2025 (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. "Wafa: #7704 Girls' Name - 481 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wafa. 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 Wafa 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.