US rank #10084 Boys' name Peak 1997 1,453 births

Jawan — #10084 US boys' name

1,453 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.

1970s871980s2361990s6282000s3532010s1072020s42
#10084
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Jawan was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

119 babies were named Jawan in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jawan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,453 babies named Jawan between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jawan currently holds the #10084 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 119 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jawan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 628 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jawan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jawan in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jawan 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 1,453 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.

Jawan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,453

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

1997

119 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,084

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jawan popularity over time — boys

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
119
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
050100150 202420172010200319961989198219751972 7

Jawan popularity over time — girls

12 total births recorded since 1970 (Jawan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 19741970 7

Jawan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
628 births that decade — 43% of Jawan's all-time total
1970s871980s2361990s6282000s3532010s1072020s42

Jawan by state

Where Jawan concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jawan
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%
Maryland share of Jawan's total US births 4.5%
Even split

66 of 1,453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Jawan appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jawan?
1,453 babies have been named Jawan since 1972. It currently ranks #10084 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 119 births.
When was Jawan most popular?
Jawan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 628 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Jawan most popular?
The top states for the name Jawan are Maryland (66 births), Michigan (57 births), Illinois (52 births).
How long has the name Jawan been used?
Jawan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jawan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jawad, 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.