Uwase
Uwase is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Fred Yannick Uwase, Rwandan judoka Patricie Uwase, Rwandan engineer Peace Uwase, Rwandan accountant
Meaning & Origin of Uwase
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Uwase is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Fred Yannick Uwase, Rwandan judoka Patricie Uwase, Rwandan engineer Peace Uwase, Rwandan accountant
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The Story of Uwase
American parents first put Uwase on the record books as a baby girl name in 2019, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 9 Uwases were born — ranking #10,287 that year. About 84% of every Uwase on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Uwase last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 31 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Uwase
Phonetically similar names — useful when Uwase is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Uys
- Uas
- Us
- Use
- Hughes
- Youths
- Ues
- Eus
- Yeas
- Ewes
- Ews
- Youse
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Uwase
Uwase is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 31 births in the dataset. Uwase's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #10,287. Use the chart and map above to compare Uwase's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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