Nawal
Nawal was the 3372nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2807th with 60 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 51 places. More babies were named Nawal in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,372 girls, up 62 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201960 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,364babies recorded
Nawal popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,372 | 46 |
| 2020 | #3,434 | 45 |
| 2010 | #3,557 | 45 |
| 2000 | #4,145 | 30 |
| 1990 | #6,743 | 13 |
| 1980 | #9,944 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nawal, counting every spelling?
Nawal is the most common spelling of a name family that had 46 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 46 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nawal | 46 | #3,372 | 194 |
| Nawaal | — | — | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nawal?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nawal (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nawal born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nawal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nawal?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Nawal are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 24. That makes Nawal mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nawal by state
How common Nawal was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (20.1×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Nawal
How popular is the name Nawal?
Nawal was the 3372nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2807th with 60 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 51 places. More babies were named Nawal in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nawal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nawal in the US.
Where is Nawal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nawal was most common in Minnesota (0.48 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and New York.