How popular is the name Nawal?

1,364 US babies were named Nawal between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2019.

What careers are people named Nawal over-represented in?

Among notable women who are actors, Nawals show up 1.4× 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

Nawal

Q: How common is the spelling Nawal?

The most common spelling: 92% of Nawals use it.

Nawal. 1,364 US babies since 1940, peak 2019. Notable Nawals are 1.4× over-represented as actors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2019

1,364 US babies were named Nawal between 1940 and 2025.

Nawal around the world

England & Wales: 633 babies since 1996, peak 2010, No. 1,110 in 2025
France: 2,785 babies since 1900, peak 1985, No. 2,218 in 2025
Belgium: 305 babies since 1995, peak 1998
Sweden: 135 babies since 1998, peak 2012

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

Where Nawals end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.4×	Low · 6 people
Politician	1.2×	Low · 4 people
Singer	1.3×	Low · 3 people
Track athlete	1.3×	Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are actors, Nawals show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

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

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 92% of Nawals use it

Nawal 92%
Nawaal 8%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2019)