How Many People Are Named Wava?
An estimated 287 people in the United States have the first name Wava. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Wava peaked in popularity in 1924 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wava 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 Wava paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Wava is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
Estimated Living Americans
287
About 1 in 1,194,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1924
60 births
Total Registered
1,727
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wava
Wava is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,727 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wava as a female name
Ranked #9,795 in 1987
7 female births in 1987
Peak: 1924 (60 births)
Wava: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wava span from the 1890s to the 1980s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 495 babies were registered. Wava has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wava by Decade
How has Wava 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.
Wava by State
Birth registrations for Wava span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana. The lowest are in West Virginia, South Dakota, Georgia. On average, about 35 Wavas were registered per state.
Wava + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wava as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wava
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wava: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wava?
We estimate approximately 287 people named Wava 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 1,194,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Wava a common name?
Wava is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,727 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wava most popular?
Wava reached peak popularity in 1924, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wava is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wava a female name?
Wava is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wava Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wava Smith, Wava Johnson, Wava 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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