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Wava

100% girls · last recorded 1987

Wava has been given to about 1,727 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 542
Median age today85 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Wava per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1924 · 60
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,727

How popular is Wava?

Its best year was 1924, when 60 babies were given the name, ranking 991st. The typical living American called Wava is about 85 years old today.

Names that sound like Wava

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ava0.81
  2. Marva0.70
  3. Wanda0.64
  4. Alva0.62
  5. Eva0.55
  6. Nova0.55
  7. Iva0.55
  8. Elva0.55

Middle names for Wava

Ranked by flow score
  1. Wava Josephine0.84
  2. Wava Rose0.83
  3. Wava Louise0.83
  4. Wava June0.82
  5. Wava Pearl0.82
  6. Wava Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Wava

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.81
  2. Ilasister · 0.80
  3. Luellasister · 0.79
  4. Cleoeither · 0.79
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.74
  6. Hughbrother · 0.73

Where Wava is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Wava Reyes0.78
    2. Wava Nguyen0.78
    3. Wava Moore0.78
    4. Wava Lee0.78
    5. Wava Hill0.78
    6. Wava Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Wava

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.