Boys' name · since 1972
Jawad
Jawad has 1,653 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,926 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,653
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jawad is the #1926 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,653 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jawad has been recorded 1,653 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #1926 nationally and more common than 86% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #3,716 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,926 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,653 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jawad ranks #3,716 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,926 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,653 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,926 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,653
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jawad's 1,653 recorded births place it above 91.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Jawad compares
1,653 Top 24% higher than 76% of 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
Jawad's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jawad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,653 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jawad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jawad's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 81, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jawad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Jawad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (553 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Jawad's strongest decade.
553 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jawad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 97
1980s
97 births
- 1990s 195
1990s
195 births
- 2000s
2000s
377 births
- 2010s
2010s
553 births
- 2020s
2020s
394 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 553 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jawad compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jawad's total volume
Jawad by state
Where Jawad concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 243 | 14.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 191 | 11.6% |
| #3 | California | | 93 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 35 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.7% |
243 of 1,653 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Jawad appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jawad's data
- Jawad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (553 total births) through the 2020s (394) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Jawads (243 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Jawad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Jawad 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.