How Many People Are Named Hawa?
An estimated 2,234 people in the United States have the first name Hawa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Hawa peaked in popularity in 2024 with 124 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hawa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hawa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hawa is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,234
About 1 in 153,426 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
124 births
Total Registered
2,261
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hawa
Hawa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,261 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hawa as a female name
Ranked #1,651 in 2024
124 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (124 births)
Hawa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hawa span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 880 babies were registered. While Hawa is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hawa by Decade
How has Hawa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hawa by State
Birth registrations for Hawa span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Kentucky, New Jersey, Massachusetts. On average, about 90 Hawas were registered per state.
Hawa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hawa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hawa
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hawa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hawa?
We estimate approximately 2,234 people named Hawa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 153,426 Americans share this first name.
Is Hawa a common name?
Hawa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,261 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hawa most popular?
Hawa reached peak popularity in 2024, when 124 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hawa is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hawa a female name?
Hawa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hawa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hawa Smith, Hawa Johnson, Hawa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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