Recorded 1984–2014 Boys' name Peak 1985 199 births

Jawaan — boys' name

199 babies named Jawaan in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

199 boys have been named Jawaan since 1984, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2014.

199
total births
1984–2014
years on record
1990s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Jawaan was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

26 babies were named Jawaan in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jawaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Jawaan between 1984 and 2014, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jawaan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jawaan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jawaan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Jawaan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jawaan 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 199 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.

Jawaan at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

199

Since 1984

31 years of records

Peak year

1985

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1984

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2014

Jawaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1984

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1985)
26
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Jawaan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
88 births that decade — 44% of Jawaan's all-time total
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Jawaan by state

Where Jawaan concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jawaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
10 5.0%
#2 North Carolina
5 2.5%
Illinois share of Jawaan's total US births 5.0%
Even split

10 of 199 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jawaan?
199 babies have been named Jawaan since 1984. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1985 with 26 births.
When was Jawaan most popular?
Jawaan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Jawaan most popular?
The top states for the name Jawaan are Illinois (10 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Jawaan been used?
Jawaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 31 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Jawaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jawad, Jawan, Jawaun, Jawon, and 4 more. 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, 1984–2014 (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.