Wava
Last seen for girls in 1987 at #8,778
- Peak · girls
- 1905 · 16 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,727since 1892
Wava over time
Rank among girls' names. Wava has never cracked the top 900 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 |
| 1986 | — | |
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| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 |
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| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 |
| 1964 | — | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 |
| 1954 | #2,695 | 17 |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 |
| 1952 | #2,502 | 18 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 |
| 1949 | #2,726 | 14 |
| 1948 | #2,126 | 21 |
| 1947 | #1,946 | 25 |
| 1946 | #1,860 | 24 |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 |
| 1944 | #1,916 | 20 |
| 1943 | #1,791 | 23 |
| 1942 | #1,630 | 26 |
| 1941 | #1,271 | 36 |
| 1940 | #1,374 | 30 |
| 1939 | #1,544 | 24 |
| 1938 | #1,596 | 23 |
| 1937 | #1,355 | 29 |
| 1936 | #1,165 | 37 |
| 1935 | #1,514 | 24 |
| 1934 | #1,190 | 36 |
| 1933 | #1,123 | 39 |
| 1932 | #1,032 | 47 |
| 1931 | #1,060 | 44 |
| 1930 | #1,002 | 54 |
| 1929 | #1,032 | 50 |
| 1928 | #983 | 57 |
| 1927 | #1,213 | 41 |
| 1926 | #1,012 | 54 |
| 1925 | #1,008 | 55 |
| 1924 | #985 | 60 |
| 1923 | #1,084 | 49 |
| 1922 | #1,059 | 51 |
| 1921 | #1,222 | 40 |
| 1920 | #1,246 | 38 |
| 1919 | #1,026 | 49 |
| 1918 | #1,165 | 41 |
| 1917 | #986 | 50 |
| 1916 | #979 | 49 |
| 1915 | #1,140 | 36 |
| 1914 | #988 | 36 |
| 1913 | #1,067 | 26 |
| 1912 | #1,178 | 20 |
| 1911 | #1,171 | 15 |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 |
| 1909 | #1,104 | 14 |
| 1908 | #1,135 | 13 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 |
| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 |
| 1905 | #926 | 16 |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 |
| 1900 | #1,171 | 11 |
| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 |
| 1895 | #986 | 11 |
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 |
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The first year at least five girls were named Wava! It came in at #1,450, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1899, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Wava is popular in 1931
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#361 · 1 in 3,430
- Ohio#461 · 1 in 7,863
- Michigan#472 · 1 in 7,704
Best ever in a state: #195 in Indiana, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| West Virginia | #361 | 5 | 1 in 3,430 |
| Ohio | #461 | 6 | 1 in 7,863 |
| Michigan | #472 | 5 | 1 in 7,704 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Wava
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1987
- Biggest jump: 733 spots in 1905 (#1,659 → #926)
- Biggest drop: 395 spots in 1906 (#926 → #1,321)
- Debuted 1892
- Peaked 1905 at #926 (16 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 40 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 1916–1917
- Highest: 1 in 18,226 girls born in 1905 were named Wava (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 248,376 girls born in 1987 (0.00%)
- 28.7% of all girls named Wava (495) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 49 | #986 (1895) | #1,287 |
| 1900s | 98 | #926 (1905) | #1,322 |
| 1910s | 332 | #979 (1916) | #1,122 |
| 1920s | 495 | #983 (1928) | #1,084 |
| 1930s | 357 | #1,002 (1930) | #1,258 |
| 1940s | 225 | #1,271 (1941) | #2,067 |
| 1950s | 127 | #2,436 (1950) | #3,414 |
| 1960s | 32 | #4,773 (1960) | #5,701 |
| 1970s | 5 | #10,210 (1979) | #10,210 |
| 1980s | 7 | #8,778 (1987) | #8,778 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Wava in 1931
Top girls' names in 1931
More about 1931
girls
1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 24,198 of them was named Wava, which outranked 78.7% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,043Sudie45
- #1,043Verdie45
- #1,043Viva45
- #1,060Wava44
- #1,060Corina44
- #1,060Delpha44
- #1,060Floretta44
- #1,074Alba43
- #1,074Bernetta43
- #1,074Bettylou43
Tied with 13 names at #1,060; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.