US rank #2217 Boys' name Peak 2023 1,572 births

Jawad — #2217 US boys' name

1,572 babies named Jawad in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s971990s1952000s3772010s5532020s313
#2217
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jawad was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

76 babies were named Jawad in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jawad

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,572 babies named Jawad between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jawad currently holds the #2217 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 76 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jawad performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 553 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jawad shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 228 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Jawad in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jawad 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 1,572 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.

Jawad at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,572

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2023

76 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,217

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jawad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
76
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
020406080 20242017201020031996198919821972 5

Jawad by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
553 births that decade — 35% of Jawad's all-time total
1970s371980s971990s1952000s3772010s5532020s313

Jawad by state

Where Jawad concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jawad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
228 14.5%
#2 New York
185 11.8%
#3 California
87 5.5%
#4 Texas
27 1.7%
#5 Florida
25 1.6%
#6 Illinois
25 1.6%
#7 New Jersey
6 0.4%
#8 Ohio
5 0.3%
Michigan share of Jawad's total US births 14.5%
Even split

228 of 1,572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Jawad appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jawad?
1,572 babies have been named Jawad since 1972. It currently ranks #2217 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 76 births.
When was Jawad most popular?
Jawad was most popular in the 2010s decade with 553 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Jawad most popular?
The top states for the name Jawad are Michigan (228 births), New York (185 births), California (87 births).
How long has the name Jawad been used?
Jawad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jawad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jawan, Jawaun, Jawon, Jawuan, 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, 1972–2024 (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.