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Awab

Boy

Meaning of Awab: Arabic: 'one who returns to God'

Awab is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 4853rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4853

19 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

264

First recorded 2000 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 6 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 11 babies20102011: 10 babies2012: 8 babies2013: 12 babies2014: 17 babies2015: 18 babies2016: 20 babies2017: 9 babies2018: 11 babies2019: 16 babies2020: 17 babies20202021: 12 babies2022: 15 babies2023: 12 babies2024: 12 babies2025: 19 babies
US babies named Awab per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 20.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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