Shem Tov Girl's nameOrigin: ArabicIn Israel: steady
WafaIn Hebrew: וופא · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: וַפַא
Wafa (Hebrew: וופא) is a girl's name of Arabic origin. 4,763 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 25 girls and ranked #437. Its peak year was 1962, with 165 babies.
- People in Israel
- 4,763
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 25
- rank #437
- Peak year
- 1962
- 165 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Wafa
In Hebrew letters the name is וופא, read right to left. Wafa is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.
Wafa by year in Israel
How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Questions about Wafa
How do you write Wafa in Hebrew?
Wafa is written וופא in Hebrew (with vowel points: וַפַא). Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named Wafa?
4,763 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name וופא: 4,572 women and 191 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Wafa a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 96.0% of the people named וופא are women.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.