Fun Facts About the Name Warda
- 215 babies named Warda: U.S. records list 215 babies given the name Warda from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Warda Mean?
Warda is an Arabic female name meaning "rose." It is the everyday Arabic noun warda (وردة) for a single rose or rose blossom; the related form ward (ورد) serves as the collective or plural noun for roses. The word is built on the Arabic root w-r-d, whose verbal senses include arriving or coming to water; whether the flower noun grew out of that root meaning or merely shares its letters is not clear, so the name's established sense rests on the ordinary Arabic word for the flower.
The name is literal rather than symbolic: Arabic speakers often give girls names taken from plants and natural objects, and Warda carries the plain sense "rose." Related spellings include Wardah, used in parts of South and Southeast Asia, and the Turkish form Varda.
Warda Name History & Origins
Warda is used as a given name across the Arabic-speaking world - in Egypt, the Levant, Iraq, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Maghreb - because it is a common word for a flower that Arabic-speaking parents name daughters after. From Arabic-speaking communities it also appears in neighboring regions and in Muslim communities elsewhere: Turkish speakers use Varda, and in Pakistan and India the name is written both Warda and Wardah.
One widely known bearer is the Algerian singer Warda al-Jazairia (1939 - 2012). Born in France, she built her career in Egypt and became a leading performer of Arabic song; her stage name, which reads as "the Algerian rose," plays on the literal meaning of the name. That stage name belongs to the twentieth century, while Warda itself is a long-standing Arabic word-name rather than the creation of any single person or work.
How Popular is the Name Warda?
Warda has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1998. Its best rank was #7,516 in 1998.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,827 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #17,490 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #10,254 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #11,179 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #11,092 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #12,074 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #12,388 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #11,383 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #15,792 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #10,810 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #10,822 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #13,004 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #19,131 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #19,442 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #12,220 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #15,324 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #17,532 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #17,043 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #12,957 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #18,707 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #8,480 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #8,728 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #9,845 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #7,516 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #11,765 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #14,497 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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