Hawa

“Form of Eve, the first woman in Abrahamic tradition” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1808 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Hawa has appeared in US records since 1978 — best rank #1648 (2024) · 2,373 babies named Hawa all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 930 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 2,300 girls in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hawas

Hawa Abdi — Somalian physician, activist (1947-2020)
Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih — Sudanese activist
Hawa Yakubu — Ghanaian politician (1948–2007)
Hawa Ahmed Youssouf — Djiboutian politician
Hawa N'Diaye — French-Senegalese handball player

In stories & tradition

Hawa — mythical character

What Hawas become

Among 75 notable people named Hawa:

Athletes appear 1.73× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hawa N'Diaye, French-Senegalese handball player.

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