Jawad is a distinctive choice, ranked #1076 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Jawad in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1076
About the Name Jawad
Jawad is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 238 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #710 in 2000 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jawad 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 Jawad
Unlikely. With around 27 UK babies named Jawad per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jawad in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jawad is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 238 places over the last five years to #1076 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Jawad 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 Jawad include: Jawad Naqvi — Allama Syed Jawad Naqvi is a Pakistani Islamic scholar, religious leader and Preacher who is the founder and chancellor of Jamia Urwat-ul-Wusqa in Lahore and...; Jawad Hassan — Jawad Hassan is a Pakistani jurist who has been Justice of the Lahore High Court since 26 November 2016.; Jawad Ali — Jawad Ali was an Iraqi historian and academic who specialized in the history of both Islam and the Arabs..
Jawad does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jawads in the wild.
27
UK babies named Jawad (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 238 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jawad
Likely around 1 other Jawad in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Jawad
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Allama Syed Jawad Naqvi is a Pakistani Islamic scholar, religious leader and Preacher who is the founder and chancellor of Jamia Urwat-ul-Wusqa in Lahore and many Islamic schools. A leading Shia theorist of Pakistan and worldwide, Naqvi founded the monthly religious magazine Masharab-e-Naab.
Jawad Hassan is a Pakistani jurist who has been Justice of the Lahore High Court since 26 November 2016. Earlier he served in the Advocate General Punjab office as additional advocate general and represented the government of Punjab in Supreme Court of Pakistan and in Lahore High Court as well.
Jawad Ali was an Iraqi historian and academic who specialized in the history of both Islam and the Arabs. He is best known for his work al-Mufassal fi Tarikh al-Arab Qabl al-Islam (The Abridged History of the Arabs before Islam), which is one of the most referenced works on pre-Islamic Arabia.