Awais is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Awais in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
About the Name Awais
Awais is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 177 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #327 in 2001 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Awais is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Awais
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Awais per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Awais in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Awais is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 177 places over the last five years to #1758 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Awais is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Awais include: Awais Ali — Awais Ali (Punjabi: اویس علی) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Central Punjab.; Awais Malik — Awais Malik is a cricketer who plays for the Qatar national cricket team.; Nasir Awais — Nasir Awais is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who played for Hyderabad cricket team..
Awais does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Awaiss in the wild.
14
UK babies named Awais (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 177 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Awais
Likely around 1 other Awais in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Awais
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Awais Ali (Punjabi: اویس علی) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Central Punjab. Ali made his List A debut for Central Punjab against Southern Punjab during the 2021-22 Pakistan Cup on 6 March 2022.
Awais Malik is a cricketer who plays for the Qatar national cricket team. He was named in Qatar's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa.
Mohammad Awais is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who has played for Hyderabad and the Pakistan national under-19 team. He plays as a wicket-keeper batsman.
Awais Khan is a Pakistani-American plant geneticist and professor at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University. His research focuses on genetics of disease resistance in apples, crop improvement, sustainable agriculture, and food security.
Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari is a Pakistani politician currently serving as the Federal Minister of Energy in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif since 18 March 2024.He served as Federal Minister for Railway but removed by Prime Minister on 18 March 2024. Previously, he held the position of Federal Minister for Power in the Abbasi cabinet from October 2017 to May 2018.
Ahmad Awais (Urdu: احمد اویس) is a senior Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan, who also served as Advocate General Punjab from 2018 to 2023, in the PTI Government 2018. He also remained the President of Lahore High Court Bar Association, Lahore from 2004 to 2005.