Recorded 1996–2010 Boys' name Peak 2000 29 births

Awan — boys' name

29 babies named Awan in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s132010s5
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Awan was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Awan in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Awan

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Awan between 1996 and 2010, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Awan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Awan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Awan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Awan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Awan at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

29

Since 1996

15 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1996

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2010

Awan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1996

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 20102005200019971996 6

Awan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 45% of Awan's all-time total
1990s112000s132010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Awan?
29 babies have been named Awan since 1996. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Awan most popular?
Awan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Awan been used?
Awan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 15 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Awan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Awab, Awad, Awais. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.