Mawada
Girl name · #4980 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Mawada is currently the #4980 girl name in the United States — 27 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8008, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 66,667 girls born in 2025 was named Mawada.
Babies named Mawada per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 12-year story
Mawada first appears in the Social Security records in 2013, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 27 babies and a rank of #4878. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Mawada against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Mawada in class?
Mawada scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Mawada is most common
State-level data for Mawada is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Mawada
Statistically, parents drawn to Mawada tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Maiza, Ciella, Maylah, Lumina, and Mahsa.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mawada | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4878 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7251 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7247 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7281 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11146 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8406 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8138 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12464 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15902 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8008 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10955 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14582 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mawada a popular girl name?
Mawada ranked #4980 among girls in 2025 with 27 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8008.
When was the name Mawada most popular?
Mawada peaked in 2025, when 27 American girls received the name (ranked #4878 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Mawada?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 66,667 newborn American girls was named Mawada. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.