Owais is a distinctive choice, ranked #1108 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Owais in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1108
About the Name Owais
Owais is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 271 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #533 in 2001 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Owais 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 Owais
Unlikely. With around 26 UK babies named Owais per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Owais in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Owais is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 271 places over the last five years to #1108 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Owais 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 Owais include: Owais Yaqoob — Owais Yaqoob is an Indian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division.; Ghada Owais — Ghada Karam Owais, also spelled Ghada Oueiss, is a Lebanese journalist for Al Jazeera.; Owais Muzaffar — Owais Muzaffar (Urdu: اویس مظفر, Sindhi: اویس مظفر), known as Tappi, is the adopted son of Hakim Ali Zardari and the foster-brother of Pakistan's current....
Owais does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Owaiss in the wild.
26
UK babies named Owais (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 271 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Owais
Likely around 1 other Owais in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Owais
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Owais Yaqoob is an Indian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. He is the first professional MMA fighter from Jammu and Kashmir and trains at the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) under Khabib Nurmagomedov and Javier Mendez.
Ghada Karam Owais, also spelled Ghada Oueiss, is a Lebanese journalist for Al Jazeera. She was born on November 6, 1977, and attended the Lebanese University, graduating in 1999.
Owais Muzaffar (Urdu: اویس مظفر, Sindhi: اویس مظفر), known as Tappi, is the adopted son of Hakim Ali Zardari and the foster-brother of Pakistan's current President Asif Ali Zardari. Owais Muzaffar's biological father worked for Hakim Ali Zardari as manager of Bambino Cinema in Karachi.
Owais Hameed is a former international cricketer who represented the United Arab Emirates national team between 2007 and 2010. He bowled right-arm off-spin and batted right-handed.
Wajih Mousa Owais (Arabic: وجيه موسى عويس) is a Jordanian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. He was appointed as Minister in February 2011.
Owais Alam Shah is a former England cricketer. A middle-order batsman, he played for Middlesex from 1995 to 2010 and Essex from 2011 to 2013 before announcing his retirement from first-class cricket.
Mohammad Owais (Bengali: মুহম্মদ ওয়ায়েছ) was a Bangladeshi politician who served at the East Bengal Legislative Assembly and National Assembly of Pakistan.