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Awa

Awa is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Arabic and Persian countries
US records 1880–2017
0 male / 635 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Awa

If you do not know Awa’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Awa,” in English, “Guten Tag Awa,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Awa,

German

Guten Tag Awa,

French

Bonjour Awa,

Spanish

Estimado/a Awa:

Chinese

Awa您好：

Japanese

Awa様

English

Hi Awa,

German

Hi Awa,

French

Salut Awa,

Spanish

Hola Awa,

Chinese

Awa你好：

Japanese

Awaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Awa by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesuncommonwoman's name
Arabic and Persian countriesrarewoman's name

United States birth data

0 male · 635 female · 635 births recorded

Male ≈ 0%Female ≈ 100%

Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Awa a male or female name?

Awa is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Awa in an email?

If you do not know Awa’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Awa,” in English, “Guten Tag Awa,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Awa a unisex name?

Awa is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Awa a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/awa. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_awa,
  title  = {Is Awa a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/awa},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}