Boys' name · since 1971
Jawara
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 274 babies named Jawara, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 274
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jawara is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 274 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Jawara recorded 274 times among boys since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2002.
- #11,154 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 274 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jawara ranks #11,154 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 274 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 274
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jawara's 274 recorded births place it above 75.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jawara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jawara splits its recorded history at 1985: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jawara popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2002
- Peak year (1992)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Jawara popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1978 (Jawara as girls' name)
Jawara by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (115 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Jawara's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jawara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
115 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 115 births (42% of all-time use).
Jawara by state
Where Jawara concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
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What to do with Jawara's data
- Jawara's decade-level peak was the 1970s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jawaras (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jawara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1971–2002 (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 Jawara 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.