Jawad

“Generous, liberal, magnanimous” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1925 in the US (2025) · Trending

Jawad is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1972, it stood at #1925 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 1,700 boys have been named Jawad along the way. In Michigan it runs about 8× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,200 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 4,300 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,000 boys in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jawads

Jawad El Yamiq — association football player
Jawad Williams — American basketball player
Jawad Ali — Iraqi historian and academic (1907–1987)
Jawad El Hajri — Footballer (born 1979)
Jawad Ouaddouch — Moroccan footballer

What Jawads become

Among 85 notable people named Jawad:

Sports figures appear 1.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jawad El Yamiq, association football player.

Similar names: Akram · Jahari · Iman · Eyad · Sanad · Ziyad

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