Jawaad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ja-WAHD
- Origin
- Arabic
Jawaad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “generous”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jawaad mean?
Arabic: spelling of Jawad
“generous”
Al-Jawad, the Generous, was the title of Muhammad al-Jawad, the ninth Shia imam.
Meaning borrowed from Jawad. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jawaad a girl's or a boy's name?
Jawaad is a boys' name.
How popular is Jawaad in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jawaad in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Jawaad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
Names like Jawaad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif Hassan Fahad Saeed Imaad Asad Hammad Qasim Habib Zohaib Haseeb Umair
Names related to Jawaad
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jawaad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jawaad, updated 20 October 2026.