Is Jawan a boy or girl name?

Jawan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,474 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.8% were girls and 99.2% were boys.

Jawan

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Jawan was most popular in 1997, when 119 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,423 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,474 people named Jawan.

Jawan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jawan’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jawan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jawan is a boy’s name — 0.8% of the 1,474 Americans given it were girls and 99.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jawan

Where Jawan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org