Wakaba, a Japanese word and name meaning "young leaf", may refer to:

Characters Wakaba, a character from the series Pro Golfer Saru Hinata Wakaba, in the video game Rival Schools Moe Wakaba, in the manga and anime Future Diary Mutsumi Wakaba, a character in the media franchise BanG Dream! Wakaba Hiiro, in the series So I'm a Spider, So What? Wakaba Mine, in the manga and anime Fairy Tale Wakaba Nogi, in the anime Yuki Yuna Is a Hero Wakaba Shinohara, in the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena Wakaba Tsukishima, in the manga and anime Cross Game Wakaba Saegusa, in the anime Vividred Operation

People Ryuya Wakaba (born 1989), Japanese actor Wakaba Hara (born 2000), Japanese rugby sevens player Wakaba Higuchi (born 2001), Japanese figure skater Wakaba Shimoguchi (born 1998), Japanese football player Wakaba Suzuki (born 1970), Japanese judoka Wakaba Tomita (born 1997), Japanese judoka

Ships Japanese destroyer Wakaba (1905), a Kamikaze-class destroyer in service 1905–1928 Japanese destroyer Wakaba (1934), a Hatsuharu-class destroyer sunk at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944 JDS Wakaba, the former Japanese destroyer Nashi; sunk in 1945, salvaged in 1954, and restored to service as Wakaba in 1956

Other uses Wakaba-ku, a ward of Chiba, Japan Wakaba Station, a passenger railway station in Sakado, Saitama, Japan Wakaba mark, or shoshinsha mark, a sign displayed in new drivers' cars in Japan