Recorded 1980–2023 Boys' name Peak 1997 686 births

Jawuan — boys' name

686 babies named Jawuan in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s391990s3602000s2302010s472020s10
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Jawuan was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

62 babies were named Jawuan in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jawuan

The Social Security Administration has registered 686 babies named Jawuan between 1980 and 2023, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jawuan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jawuan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 360 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jawuan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jawuan in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jawuan 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 686 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.

Jawuan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

686

Since 1980

44 years of records

Peak year

1997

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1980

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jawuan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1980

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1997)
62
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Jawuan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
360 births that decade — 52% of Jawuan's all-time total
1980s391990s3602000s2302010s472020s10

Jawuan by state

Where Jawuan concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jawuan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
15 2.2%
#2 Ohio
13 1.9%
#3 Illinois
11 1.6%
#4 Louisiana
10 1.5%
#5 Michigan
10 1.5%
#6 Alabama
6 0.9%
#7 Georgia
5 0.7%
#8 New York
5 0.7%
Maryland share of Jawuan's total US births 2.2%
Even split

15 of 686 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jawuan?
686 babies have been named Jawuan since 1980. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1997 with 62 births.
When was Jawuan most popular?
Jawuan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 360 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Jawuan most popular?
The top states for the name Jawuan are Maryland (15 births), Ohio (13 births), Illinois (11 births).
How long has the name Jawuan been used?
Jawuan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 44 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jawuan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jawad, Jawan, Jawaun, Jawon, 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, 1980–2023 (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.