How popular is the name Jawad?

1,653 US babies were named Jawad between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2025.

What careers are people named Jawad over-represented in?

Among notable men who are actors, Jawads show up 1.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Jawad

Jawad. 1,653 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Jawads are 1.7× over-represented as actors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2025

1,653 US babies were named Jawad between 1940 and 2025.

Jawad around the world

France: 3,900 babies since 1900, peak 2003, No. 657 in 2025
Belgium: 473 babies since 1995, peak 1995, No. 941 in 2025
Sweden: 57 babies since 1998, peak 2018, No. 1,006 in 2022
England & Wales: 639 babies since 1996, peak 2008, No. 1,153 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Jawads end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.7×	Medium · 11 people
Footballer	1.1×	Medium · 11 people
Politician	1.0×	Low · 9 people
Film director	1.4×	Low · 4 people

Among notable men who are actors, Jawads show up 1.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Name twins (peaked around 2025)