How Many People Are Named Bawi?
An estimated 256 people in the United States have the first name Bawi. It is used for both genders, with 84.1% male. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Bawi peaked in popularity in 2015 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bawi as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bawi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
256
About 1 in 1,338,884 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
84.1% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2015
41 births
Total Registered
258
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bawi
Bawi is predominantly male (84.1%), though 41 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bawi as a male name
Ranked #8,365 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (32 births)
Bawi as a female name
Ranked #12,645 in 2019
7 female births in 2019
Peak: 2015 (9 births)
Bawi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bawi span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 208 babies were registered. Bawi has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bawi by Decade
How has Bawi tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bawi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bawi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bawi
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Bawi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bawi?
We estimate approximately 256 people named Bawi are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,338,884 Americans share this first name.
Is Bawi a common name?
Bawi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 258 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bawi most popular?
Bawi reached peak popularity in 2015, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bawi is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bawi a male name?
Bawi is predominantly male. 84.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bawi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bawi Smith, Bawi Johnson, Bawi Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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