Boys' name · since 1972
Jawan
1,462 babies named Jawan in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,019 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,390 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,462
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jawan currently ranks #8390 among boys' names in America, with 1,462 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Jawan recorded 1,462 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #8390 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #4,019 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,390 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,462 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jawan ranks #4,019 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,390 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,462 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,019 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,390 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,462
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jawan's 1,462 recorded births place it above 91.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Maryland.
How Jawan compares
1,462 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Jawan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jawan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,462 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 119 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jawan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jawan's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 119, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jawan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Jawan popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 1970 (Jawan as girls' name)
Jawan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (628 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Jawan's strongest decade.
628 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Jawan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 87
1970s
87 births
- 1980s 236
1980s
236 births
- 1990s
1990s
628 births
- 2000s
2000s
353 births
- 2010s 107
2010s
107 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 628 births (43% of all-time use).
How Jawan 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 Jawan's total volume
Jawan by state
Where Jawan concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 66 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 57 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 52 | 3.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 41 | 2.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 30 | 2.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 26 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 19 | 1.3% |
66 of 1,462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Jawan appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jawan's data
- Jawan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (628 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Jawans (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 Jawan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
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 Jawan 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.