Given name & surname
Wambui
“one who delivers a song; singer”
Wambui is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “one who delivers a song; singer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who delivers a song; singer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
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
Wambui through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 224 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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