The baby name Awa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AH-wah (IPA: /ˈɑːwə/).
Awa is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Awa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AH-wah (IPA: /ˈɑːwə/).
Awa is Hebrew in Origin.
Awa is a widely used feminine name in West Africa - especially among Wolof, Fula/Peul, and Serer speakers - where it represents the local form of Arabic Hawa/Hawwa, the name of Eve in Islamic and Biblical tradition. The form spread with Islam across the Sahel and settled under French-influenced spelling as Awa or Aoua. Its meaning traces back to Hebrew Chava, often glossed as "life," "living," or "to breathe." The name remains common in Senegal, Mali, and Guinea, and has gained visibility in France through West African communities.
In a separate lineage, Awa is also a Maori given name (often unisex) meaning "river," and appears in compounds like Te Awa and Awanui. Variants and related forms include Hawa, Hawwa, Aoua, and Somali Xaawo; Eve is the usual English equivalent. Note that Ava is etymologically distinct, despite phonetic overlap.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | Girls | 0 | #4 | 18 | 315 |
| BF | 0 | #9 | 2 | 188 | |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #26 | 1 | 439 |
| CM | 0 | #44 | 12 | 2,592 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| IQ | 0 | #131 | 3 | 3,533 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #132 | 4 | 1,786 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #133 | 3 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #173 | 7 | 1,568 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #186 | 548 | 11,671 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #188 | 3 | 4,850 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #200 | 10 | 4,575 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #241 | 178 | 3,185 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| NG | 0 | #251 | 14 | 5,926 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #277 | 9 | 2,795 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #305 | 8 | 10,560 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #307 | 10 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #319 | 12 | 12,352 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #326 | 4 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #333 | 249 | 12,054 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #350 | 9 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #358 | 7 | 5,096 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #386 | 11 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #393 | 6 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #424 | 92 | 19,177 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #427 | 78 | 11,303 |
| Spain | 0 | #441 | 12 | 2,326 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #459 | 8 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #463 | 9 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| LY | 0 | #485 | 51 | 12,703 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #530 | 24 | 20,968 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #539 | 7 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #577 | 10 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #604 | 12 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #610 | 58 | 13,071 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| LB | 0 | #643 | 16 | 13,263 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #658 | 130 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #690 | 140 | 13,765 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #692 | 47 | 3,895 |
| IT | 0 | #693 | 22 | 4,183 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #751 | 19 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #763 | 173 | 25,931 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #777 | 868 | 9,415 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #793 | 192 | 5,561 |
| MA | 0 | #798 | 340 | 20,986 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #817 | 22 | 4,949 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #826 | 126 | 16,906 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #867 | 20 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #868 | 14 | 17,948 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #873 | 122 | 24,821 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #894 | 23 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #920 | 11 | 5,610 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #922 | 34 | 5,933 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #925 | 35 | 14,742 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,055 | 57 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 14 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,090 | 87 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,119 | 23 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,161 | 18 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,193 | 19 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,438 | 34 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,546 | 69 | 28,008 |
Awa is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:
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