Total births
59
Boys' name · since 2008
Wahaj
Wahaj has 59 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7623
- among boys today
- 59
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other boys
Wahaj currently ranks #7623 among boys' names in America, with 59 babies recorded since 2008.
Wahaj has 59 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7623 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #7623 among boys today
- 59 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
- 47% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Wahaj is currently the #7623 boys' name in America, more common than 47% of boys - 59 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7623
- among boys today
- 59
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other boys
Wahaj vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#7623
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 47% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Wahaj was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
18 babies were named Wahaj in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Wahaj compares
59 18th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Wahaj's all-time total is 84% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wahaj | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 59 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 23 | 22,252 |
Wahaj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wahaj splits its recorded history at 2021: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wahaj at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#7,623
Active since
2008
Wahaj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Wahaj by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Wahaj's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Wahaj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 42 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wahaj? ▼
59 babies have been named Wahaj since 2008. It currently ranks #7623 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 18 births.
When was Wahaj most popular? ▼
Wahaj was most popular in the 2020s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Wahaj been used? ▼
Records for Wahaj go back to 2008, giving 18 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Wahaj? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wahid, Wahab, Wah, Waheed. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 2008–2025 (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. "Wahaj: #7623 Boys' Name - 59 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wahaj. 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 Wahaj 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.