How Many People Are Named Owais?
An estimated 389 people in the United States have the first name Owais. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Owais peaked in popularity in 2023 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Owais 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 Owais paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
389
About 1 in 881,117 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2023
40 births
Total Registered
393
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Owais
Owais is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 393 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Owais as a male name
Ranked #3,566 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (40 births)
Owais: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Owais span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 151 babies were registered. Owais remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Owais by Decade
How has Owais 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.
Owais by State
Birth registrations for Owais span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Michigan, California, Texas. On average, about 12 Owaiss were registered per state.
Owais + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Owais as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Owais
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Owais: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Owais?
We estimate approximately 389 people named Owais 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 881,117 Americans share this first name.
Is Owais a common name?
Owais is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 393 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Owais most popular?
Owais reached peak popularity in 2023, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Owais is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Owais a male name?
Owais is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Owais Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Owais Smith, Owais Johnson, Owais 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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