Boys' name · since 2012
Uwais
Uwais has 70 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,866 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,499 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 70
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Uwais currently ranks #9499 among boys' names in America, with 70 babies recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Uwais recorded 70 times among boys since 2012, holding rank #9499 nationally today, ahead of 32% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #19,866 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,499 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 70 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uwais ranks #19,866 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,499 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 70 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,866 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,499 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 70
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Uwais's 70 recorded births place it above 56.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Uwais compares
70 21st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Uwais's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Uwais | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 70 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Uwais's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Uwais's full recorded timeline at 2019, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Uwais popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Uwais by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (42 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Uwais's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Uwais births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 42 births (60% of all-time use).
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What to do with Uwais's data
- Uwais's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2020s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Uwais
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Uwais: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Uwais 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.