Awa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Awa is an African feminine given name derived from Eve Awa Marie Coll Seck Awa Dia, Senegalese-American Neo City Ambassador Awa Dioum-Ndiaye, Senegalese retired female track and field athlete Awa Fam, Spanish basketball player Awa Gueye, Senegalese women's basketball player Awa Santesson-Sey, Swedish singer Hawa Hawa Ghasia, Tanzanian politician Hawa Yakubu, Ghanaian politician Zainab Hawa Bangura, Sierra Leona politician Awa is also a New Zealand Māori word that means 'river' often used in given names or part of a name.

From Wikipedia

Awa first appears in the data in 2001 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 38 babies (rank #426 that year). In 2024 it was given to 29 girls (rank #456). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Awa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Awa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

503

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Awa in 2024

Other girls' names starting with A

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2001	10	#977
2002	12	#902
2003	14	#791
2004	15	#798
2005	16	#761
2006	26	#554
2007	24	#595
2008	24	#623
2009	22	#653
2010	24	#625
2011	30	#532
2012	34	#481
2013	32	#494
2014	34	#468
2015	38	#426
2016	27	#547
2017	31	#477
2022	31	#462
2023	30	#463
2024	29	#456