The first name Hawa
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 165 girls were named Hawa, making it the 275th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Hawa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hawa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 111 girls born in the United States were named Hawa, the 1,813th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 125 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Hawa
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hawa Ahmed YoussoufDjiboutian politician, born 1966
- Hawa N'DiayeFrench-Senegalese handball player, born 1995
- Hawa CissokoFrench association football player, born 1997
Questions
- How popular is the name Hawa?
- In 2025, 165 girls born in England and Wales were named Hawa, ranking 275th.
- Is Hawa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,373 US babies named Hawa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Hawa most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 125 babies were named Hawa, its highest rank at 1,649th.