Hawwa is a distinctive choice, ranked #413 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Hawwa in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#413
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About the Name Hawwa
Hawwa is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #483. The name has climbed 309 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Hawwa is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Hawwa in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Hawwa
Hawwa Yumn Rasheed — Hawwa Yumn Rasheed is a Maldivian woman whose suspicious fall from the Fentenoy building sparked the Dhuleh Nukuraanan protests that call for justice of Yumn.
Muna Hawwa — Muna Hawwa (Arabic: مُنى حَوّا) is a Palestinian blogger and journalist from Safed.
Yahya Hawwa — Yahya Hawwa is a Syrian artist who started his artistic career in the early stages of his life.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hawwa
Unlikely. With around 98 UK babies named Hawwa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hawwa in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hawwa is at its highest recorded position — #413 in 2025, with 98 births. In 2020 it ranked #792.
Hawwa is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Hawwa include: Hawwa Yumn Rasheed, Muna Hawwa and Yahya Hawwa. Short summaries for each appear below.
Hawwa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hawwas in the wild.
98
UK babies named Hawwa (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 379 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hawwa
Almost certainly the only Hawwa in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Hawwa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hawwa Yumn Rasheed is a Maldivian woman whose suspicious fall from the Fentenoy building sparked the Dhuleh Nukuraanan protests that call for justice of Yumn.