Total births
81
Girls' name · since 1996
Wafaa
Wafaa has 81 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 81
- total births
- 1996–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
Wafaa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 81 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Wafaa recorded 81 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- 81 total births
- 1996–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
81 girls have been named Wafaa since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 81
- total births
- 1996–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Wafaa was born in this single decade.
2001
Single peak year
8 babies were named Wafaa in 2001 - its busiest year on record.
Wafaa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wafaa's full recorded timeline at 2009, 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 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wafaa at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Wafaa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Wafaa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Wafaa's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Wafaa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 34 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wafaa? ▼
81 babies have been named Wafaa since 1996. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2001 with 8 births.
When was Wafaa most popular? ▼
Wafaa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Wafaa been used? ▼
Records for Wafaa go back to 1996, giving 30 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Wafaa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wafa. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Wafaa's data
- Wafaa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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, 1996–2025 (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. "Wafaa: Baby Name Since 1996 - 81 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wafaa. 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 Wafaa 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.