Total births
5
Recorded 2016–2016 Boys' name Peak 2016 5 births
Awwal — boys' name
5 babies named Awwal in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Awwal was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
5 babies were named Awwal in 2016 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Awwal
The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Awwal between 2016 and 2016, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Awwal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Awwal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Awwal 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 5 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.
Awwal at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2016
Awwal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2016
- Peak year (2016)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
Awwal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 5 births that decade — 100% of Awwal's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Awwal? ▼
5 babies have been named Awwal since 2016. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2016 with 5 births.
When was Awwal most popular? ▼
Awwal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Awwal been used? ▼
Awwal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 1 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Awwal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Awwab. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 2016–2016 (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.