Waqas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- wuh-KAHS
- Origin
- Arabic
Waqas is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Waqas mean?
Arabic: Urdu spelling of Arabic Waqqas
Arabic name best known from Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, a Companion of the Prophet Muhammad and commander at the battle of al-Qadisiyyah.
Is Waqas a girl's or a boy's name?
Waqas is a boys' name.
How popular is Waqas in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 42 boys.
Half of all the boys named Waqas in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2002. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Waqas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 26 | #748 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 19 | #900 |
| 1998 | 24 | #749 |
| 1997 | 34 | #571 |
| 1996 | 42 | #479 |
Names like Waqas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif Hassan Hamza Fahad Qasim Azeem Habib Asad Zohaib Haseeb Usman Umair
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
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, “Waqas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/waqas, updated 20 October 2026.