Fawaz
Fawaz is a masculine Arabic given name and a surname. Its literal meaning is "winner", as it is the masculine adjective from the verb فاز fāz, meaning "he won". Therefore, it can be thought of as the equivalent to the given name Victor.
Meaning & Origin of Fawaz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fawaz is a masculine Arabic given name and a surname. Its literal meaning is "winner", as it is the masculine adjective from the verb فاز fāz, meaning "he won". Therefore, it can be thought of as the equivalent to the given name Victor.
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The Story of Fawaz
Fawaz first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1987, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 20 Fawazs were born — ranking #3,974 that year. As of 2026, Fawaz ranks #6,171 for baby boys with 14 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 326 Fawazs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Fawaz
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About the name Fawaz
Fawaz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 326 births in the dataset. Fawaz's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #3,974. Use the chart and map above to compare Fawaz's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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