| Wafa | Widad | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Faithfulness, loyalty | Love |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | wah-FAH | wi-DAHD |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1999 (16) | 2015 (7) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Wafa | Widad |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 60 | 0 |
| 2010s | 84 | 7 |
| 2000s | 118 | 11 |
| 1990s | 103 | 0 |
| 1980s | 97 | 0 |
| 1970s | 19 | 0 |
Wafa (وفاء, wafa') means 'faithfulness, loyalty, fidelity' and the fulfilment of one's promises, from the Arabic root w-f-y. It denotes a prized virtue of keeping one's word.
From the Arabic widad (وداد) 'love, affection, friendship', from the root wadda 'to love' (also seen in the divine name al-Wadud). Attested as 'love' in standard Arabic lexicography; Wedad is a variant transcription.
Wafa and Widad are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Wafa means Faithfulness, loyalty (arabic origin), while Widad means Love (arabic origin).
In US records, Wafa first appears in 0 and Widad in 0, so Wafa has the longer recorded history.