Uwais
Uwais is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Uwais Khan, Mongol khan Iko Uwais, Indonesian actor Mohammed Uwais (1936–2025), Nigerian jurist
Meaning & Origin of Uwais
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Uwais is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Uwais Khan, Mongol khan Iko Uwais, Indonesian actor Mohammed Uwais (1936–2025), Nigerian jurist
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The Story of Uwais
Uwais first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2012, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 13 Uwaiss were born — ranking #6,305 that year. As of 2026, Uwais ranks #8,914 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 62 Uwaiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Uwais
Uwais is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 62 births in the dataset. Uwais's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #6,305. Use the chart and map above to compare Uwais'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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