Given name

Hawah

“one who is desired”

Hawah is a variant of Hawa. One African interpretation is “one who is desired.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hawah is a variant of Hawa. One African interpretation is “one who is desired.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Hawah is a variant of Hawa. An origin associated with Hawa is African.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Hawah through the years

Babies since 1880
10
0 boys · 10 girls
Most popular year
2001
5 babies
2025
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Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Hawah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2001–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Hawah’s family of names

Hawah has a related form in Hawa.

Walk Hawah’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Hawah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Aaryanna

Aaryanna is a feminine given name.

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Hifza

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Arpa

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Ahjah

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Zhariya

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Hawah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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