Is Nawal a boy or girl name?

Nawal is a girl’s name. Of the 1,364 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nawal

Recorded 1976–2025 · United States

Nawal was most popular in 2019, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,928 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,916, with 46 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,364 people named Nawal.

Nawal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nawal’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nawal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nawal is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,364 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Nawal

Where Nawal is most concentrated

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

Minnesota 36.9×

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