Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Nawal

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,372 Trend ↓ Falling 15%
Rank 2025
#3,372
among girls · ↑255 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
46
named Nawal · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,941
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
60 babies
All-time total
1,364
#6,084 all-time among girls
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Nawal popularity over time

1,364 babies have been named Nawal since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 16 2 – #5,842
1980s 69 7 +331% #6,035
1990s 167 17 +142% #4,050
2000s 391 39 +134% #3,210
2010s 482 48 +23% #2,807
2020s (to 2025) 239 40 -17% #3,372

Where Nawal is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 45 0.03 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 44 0.03 outside top 500
2029 44 0.03 outside top 500
2030 44 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Nawal

Nawal is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,372 in 2025 with 46 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 1,364 American babies have been named Nawal. Its peak came in 2019, when 60 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nawal stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nawal?

The median living Nawal is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 23. An estimated 1,400 people named Nawal are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Nawal year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 46 #3,372
2024 43 #3,627
2023 30 #4,628
2022 38 #3,941
2021 37 #3,991
2020 45 #3,434
2019 60 #2,807
2018 41 #3,721
2017 52 #3,127
2016 41 #3,758
2015 47 #3,423
2014 49 #3,308
2013 51 #3,209
2012 58 #2,967
2011 38 #3,986
2010 45 #3,557
2009 36 #4,253
2008 40 #3,987
2007 38 #4,110
2006 40 #3,836
2005 41 #3,630
2004 48 #3,210
2003 45 #3,275
2002 40 #3,448
2001 33 #3,920
2000 30 #4,145
1995 11 #7,911
1990 13 #6,743
1985 6 #10,226
1980 6 #9,944
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Famous people named Nawal

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Nawal El Saadawi Nawal El Saadawi Egyptian feminist writer, activist, physician and psychiatrist (1931–2021) Contemporary
  2. 2 Nawal El Moutawakel Nawal El Moutawakel Moroccan 1984 Olympic champion and Minister of Sports b. 1962 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Nawal Al Zoghbi Nawal Al Zoghbi Lebanese actress and singer b. 1971 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nawal, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Nawal?

The median living Nawal is about 15 years old. Half of all living Nawals are between 7 and 23 years old.

How many people named Nawal are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Nawal are alive in the United States, based on 1,364 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Nawal in 2025?

Nawal ranked #3,372 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 46 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nawal?

1,364 babies have been named Nawal in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nawal most popular?

Nawal peaked in 2019, when 60 newborns received the name.

Is Nawal a boy or girl name?

Nawal is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Nawal rising or falling?

Nawal has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Nawal become more popular?

Nawal looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 44 girls named Nawal in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Nawal?

Well-known people named Nawal include Nawal El Saadawi (politician), Nawal El Moutawakel (athlete), Nawal Al Zoghbi (singer).

Names like Nawal

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