Wava

WAH-vuh /ˈwɑːvə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Wava is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Wava is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1987. Wava was first reported in SSA data in 1892 and peaked in 1924 (60 births).

About the name Wava

PronunciationWAH-vuh /ˈwɑːvə/
60peak births 1924
1892first in SSA data

Names similar to Wava

How popular is Wava?

Girls named Wava
1892190019201940196019801987
Girls named Wava per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1892–1987 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1987) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Wava total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19877—#9,795
19795—#11,931
19655—#7,508
19635—#7,638
19627—#5,846
19617—#5,838
19608—#5,163
19597—#5,557
195813—#3,540
19578—#4,905
195610—#4,155
195511—#3,775
195417—#2,776
195312—#3,476
195218—#2,577
195114—#2,933
195017—#2,532
194914—#2,848
194821—#2,186
194725—#1,990
194624—#1,918
19456—#4,540
194420—#1,965
194323—#1,832
194226—#1,667
194136—#1,293
194030—#1,402
193924—#1,584
193823—#1,648
193729—#1,386
193637—#1,185
193524—#1,549
193436—#1,204
193339—#1,139
193247—#1,042
193144—#1,072
193054—#1,012
192950—#1,040
192857—#993
192741—#1,231
192654—#1,022
192555—#1,019
192460—#991
192349—#1,100
192251—#1,077
192140—#1,236
192038—#1,254
191949—#1,040
191841—#1,183
191750—#1,000
191649—#992
191536—#1,152
191436—#1,002
191326—#1,090
191220—#1,217
191115—#1,239
191010—#1,629
190914—#1,149
190813—#1,200
19079—#1,510
19069—#1,413
190516—#967
19046—#1,867
19035—#2,076
19026—#1,784
19019—#1,222
190011—#1,224
18987—#1,498
18976—#1,542
18967—#1,411
189511—#1,051
18947—#1,348
18936—#1,433
18925—#1,661