US rank #3563 Boys' name Peak 2023 393 births

Owais — #3563 US boys' name

393 babies named Owais in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s252000s812010s1512020s136
#3563
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Owais was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

40 babies were named Owais in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Owais

The Social Security Administration has registered 393 babies named Owais between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Owais currently holds the #3563 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Owais performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Owais shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Owais in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Owais 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 393 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.

Owais at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

393

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2023

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,563

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Owais popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
40
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001991 8

Owais by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
151 births that decade — 38% of Owais's all-time total
1990s252000s812010s1512020s136

Owais by state

Where Owais concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Owais
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 4.3%
#2 Texas
15 3.8%
#3 California
12 3.1%
#4 Michigan
5 1.3%
New York share of Owais's total US births 4.3%
Even split

17 of 393 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Owais?
393 babies have been named Owais since 1991. It currently ranks #3563 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 40 births.
When was Owais most popular?
Owais was most popular in the 2010s decade with 151 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Owais most popular?
The top states for the name Owais are New York (17 births), Texas (15 births), California (12 births).
How long has the name Owais been used?
Owais has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Owais?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Owain, Owan. 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, 1991–2024 (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.