| Widad | Wafa | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Love | Faithfulness, loyalty |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | wi-DAHD | wah-FAH |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2015 (7) | 1999 (16) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Widad | Wafa |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 60 |
| 2010s | 7 | 84 |
| 2000s | 11 | 118 |
| 1990s | 0 | 103 |
| 1980s | 0 | 97 |
| 1970s | 0 | 19 |
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 (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.
Widad and Wafa are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Widad means Love (arabic origin), while Wafa means Faithfulness, loyalty (arabic origin).
In US records, Widad first appears in 0 and Wafa in 0, so Widad has the longer recorded history.