Wafa name meaning

By
Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Girl
Origin: Arabic
Usage: Arabic, English, Sindhi, Arabic, Kannada, Sikh and Sindhi
Pronunciation: wa-fa
Meaning: Faithfulness, Fidelity, Loyalty and Loyal
Add to favorites

What does Wafa mean?

Unheard-of Wafa notably is used in Sindhi, Sikh, English, Arabic and Kannada came from Arabic bestowed upon both sexes, meaning of Wafa is "Faithfulness, Fidelity, Loyalty or Loyal". Wafa is variant form of Wafai.

Meaning of Wafai is Faith and One who is Faithful has origin in Arabic is particulary used in Arabic.

How do I pronounce Wafa?

The proper pronunciation of two syllabled Wafa is wa-fa.

Variants of Wafa

Wafaa, Wafai

Names that rhyme with Wafa

How popular is the name Wafa?

Wafa is a familiar baby name in France, it has been in use since 1966 and was able to reach the top 500 names. In 1987, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 467 on girl names chart when 70 babies were given the name Wafa.

Over 1499 people have been named Wafa in France. Wafa is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 41 years of use, it could not make it big. Over 418 babies in United States have been named Wafa.

Also, it is among the top 2000 girl names in England and Wales. Over 151 babies in England and Wales have been named Wafa. It had a short run of 4 years on Belgium girl names chart.

But Wafa is a popular baby name in Iraq where every 1 in 400 have the name as well as in, Yemen, Sudan, Tunisia, Jordan, Libya, Syria, Morocco, Palestine, Algeria, Lebanon, Iran, Egypt, Kuwait and Pakistan.

At least, 520000 people globally have been given the name as per our findings.

YearRankBirths
2023957910
2022799613
2021949010
2018913311
2017742915
2015108539
2014762715
20131022110
2012112519
2011111739
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

Facts

Numerological aspects of Wafa

Break free from your comfort zone. You are a child of change. Working hard often drains your energy but you always find time to recharge your batteries without anyone noticing you are gone. You want to achieve a great success and accomplish your dreams in order to prove yourself you can do it. Your intuition is almost never wrong when it comes to people. In order to gain more than you already have, you need to take uncalculated risks and see where they take you.

Looking for a name like Wafa? Please go through the following names

  •  Sofiane is originated from Arabic is used especially in French and Arabic, Sofiane means "Who Walks Quickly, Pure or The Element Safa Which Means Pure" is a boy name
  •  Soliman means Happiness or Peace is used prevalently in Arabic and Turkish is given to baby boys
  •  Akal - Meaning of Akal is Undying or Supreme Being aimed at baby boys is used especially in Punjabi and Hindi
  •  Shalabh - Meaning of Shalabh is Lord Shiva or Parwana aimed at baby boys is used especially in Malayalam, Hindi and Arabic
  •  Mahalia - Prominent and All time favorite girl name Mahalia means "Affection or Princess of the Sea" mainly used in Arabic and English has origin in Hebrew and Native

Famous people named Wafa

  • Wafa Idris, first female suicide bomber
  • Wafa Sultan, medical doctor
  • Wafaa Amer in Hena maysara as Actress

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
  3. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
  4. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
Share your opinion on Wafa
Enter Code: captcha