Boys' name · since 1990
Awais
Awais has 142 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,103 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,509 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 142
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
142 babies have been named Awais since 1990, making it today's #8509 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Awais recorded 142 times among boys since 1990, holding rank #8509 nationally today, ahead of 39% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #15,103 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,509 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 142 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Awais ranks #15,103 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,509 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 142 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,103 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,509 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 142
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Awais's 142 recorded births place it above 66.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Awais compares
142 32nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Awais's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Awais | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 142 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Awais's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Awais's full recorded timeline at 2007, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Awais popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Awais by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (58 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Awais's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Awais births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 58 births (41% of all-time use).
Awais by state
Where Awais concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 8.5% |
12 of 142 births nationwide.
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What to do with Awais's data
- Awais's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (58 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Awaiss (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Awais: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Awais draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.