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Uwais

oo-WAH-ees /uˈwaɪs/ Arabic

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#8,910 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
8 (<0.01% of boys)
Trend
Rising #12,022 in 2020 to #8,910 in 2025
Peak
#6,306 in 2012
First recorded
2012

Meaning of Uwais

Uwais dances off the tongue like a spicy salsa riff. It is Arabic for “little wolf,” a nod to fierce loyalty under moonlit dunes. It carries the legend of Uwais al-Qarani, a humble hero whose love and faith shone brighter than desert stars. Each beat of the name feels like a tiny street fiesta, bursting with warmth and promise. In the U.S., it’s still rare but rising—like spotting a hidden jewel in a bustling mercado. Uwais bridges old soul and new dreams in one bold package. It purrs with gentle strength and invites adventure at every turn. For a baby boy, it’s a whispered call to roam, to grow, and to conquer life with a joyful howl.

How to pronounce Uwais

Arabic

Popularity of Uwais in the U.S.

Uwais was the #8,910 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 8 babies. It peaked at #6,306 in 2012. It first appears in the records in 2012.

Bar and line chart: Uwais in the U.S., 2012–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 13 in 2012 and 8 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #6,306 in 2012, #8,910 in 2025.
  • Boys named Uwais (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 2012–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 2012⁠–⁠2025 9 rows
Uwais: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
202588,910back (not recorded in 2024)
202388,921▲ 902
202279,823back (not recorded in 2021)
2020512,022▼ 3,807
201998,215▲ 2,545
2018610,760back (not recorded in 2017)
2016610,744back (not recorded in 2014–2015)
201388,789▼ 2,483
2012136,306new