Wafa is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1999 and remains in steady use.
Wafa is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,826 for girl births in the United States (and #15,044 across all names), given to 12 babies. Wafa was first reported in SSA data in 1974 and peaked in 1999 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #8,826 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | #7,931 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #10,271 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #8,502 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #9,510 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #9,776 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #7,819 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #11,791 |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 | #8,038 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #10,961 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #12,157 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #12,101 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #16,883 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #11,413 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #11,561 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #9,517 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #8,697 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #10,100 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #7,378 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #8,478 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #9,448 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #7,308 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #17,539 |
| 1999 | 16 | 16 | #6,472 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #12,387 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #9,001 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #7,564 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #10,485 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #6,656 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #8,708 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #13,286 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #11,480 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #6,857 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #6,947 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #11,280 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #6,147 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #6,948 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #9,126 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #5,815 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,875 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #10,388 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #8,154 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #8,043 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #11,427 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,742 |