Hawah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HA-wa
- Origin
- Hebrew
Hawah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “living, life”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hawah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Hawa; Arabic form of Eve
“living, life”
Hawa is the name of Eve, the first woman, in Islamic tradition.
Meaning borrowed from Hawa.
Is Hawah a girl's or a boy's name?
Hawah is a girls' name.
How popular is Hawah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 8 girls.
Hawah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
Names like Hawah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Nusaybah, Ayah, Hiba, Zainab, Hafsa, Hadassah, Aaliyah, Ruqayyah, Hibah, Huda, Rahma
Names related to Hawah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hawah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hawah, updated 20 October 2026.