US rank #7675 Girls' name Peak 1999 469 births

Wafa — #7675 US girls' name

469 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.

1970s191980s971990s1032000s1182010s842020s48
#7675
of 17,661 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.

What the Data Says About Wafa

The Social Security Administration has registered 469 babies named Wafa between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wafa currently holds the #7675 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wafa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Wafa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wafa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wafa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 469 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Wafa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

469

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

1999

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,675

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wafa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
16
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
05101520 202420152009200319971991198519791974 6

Wafa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
118 births that decade — 25% of Wafa's all-time total
1970s191980s971990s1032000s1182010s842020s48

Wafa by state

Where Wafa concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wafa
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 469 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wafa?
469 babies have been named Wafa since 1974. It currently ranks #7675 among girls. The peak year 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 51 years of data through 2024.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.