Girls' name · since 1976
Nawal
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 1,364 babies named Nawal, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,083 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,361 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,364
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nawal is the #3361 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,364 recorded since 1976.
Nawal has 1,364 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3361 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #6,083 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,361 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,364 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nawal ranks #6,083 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,361 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,364 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,083 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,361 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,364
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nawal's 1,364 recorded births place it above 91.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Nawal compares
1,364 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nawal's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nawal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,364 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nawal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nawal splits its recorded history at 2002: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nawal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Nawal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (482 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Nawal's strongest decade.
482 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Nawal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 167
1990s
167 births
- 2000s
2000s
391 births
- 2010s
2010s
482 births
- 2020s
2020s
239 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 482 births (35% of all-time use).
How Nawal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nawal's total volume
Nawal by state
Where Nawal concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 241 | 17.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 37 | 2.7% |
| #3 | California | | 26 | 1.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Washington | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
241 of 1,364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Nawal's data
- Nawal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (482 total births) through the 2020s (239) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Nawals (241 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Nawal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Nawal 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.