How Many People Are Named Nawal?
An estimated 1,297 people in the United States have the first name Nawal. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Nawal peaked in popularity in 2019 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nawal 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 Nawal paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nawal is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,297
About 1 in 264,267 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2019
60 births
Total Registered
1,318
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nawal
Nawal is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,318 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nawal as a female name
Ranked #3,616 in 2024
43 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (60 births)
Nawal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nawal span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 482 babies were registered. While Nawal is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nawal by Decade
How has Nawal 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.
Nawal by State
Birth registrations for Nawal span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Texas, Washington, Michigan. On average, about 48 Nawals were registered per state.
Nawal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nawal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nawal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nawal?
We estimate approximately 1,297 people named Nawal 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 264,267 Americans share this first name.
Is Nawal a common name?
Nawal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,318 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nawal most popular?
Nawal reached peak popularity in 2019, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nawal is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nawal a female name?
Nawal is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nawal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nawal Smith, Nawal Johnson, Nawal 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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