Jorawar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOR-a-var
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #854 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Jorawar is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “powerful, brave”. In 2025 it ranked 854th for boys in the UK (41 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Jorawar mean?
Persian: Punjabi form of Persian zorawar, used as a Sikh name
“powerful, brave”
Sahibzada Zorawar Singh, a young son of Guru Gobind Singh, was martyred at Sirhind as a child.
Is Jorawar a girl's or a boy's name?
Jorawar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 41 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jorawar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 854th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41 about 1 in 7,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 263% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the UK were named Jorawar, making it the 854th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 42 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jorawar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 798th in England and Wales.
Jorawar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #854 |
| 2024 | 42 | #853 |
| 2023 | 26 | #1,190 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
How popular is Jorawar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,248th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 144% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Jorawar, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. It first appears in the records in 2016.
2025 had the most boys named Jorawar of any year since it first appeared, in 2016.
Half of all the boys named Jorawar in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jorawar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
Names like Jorawar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zorawar, Zaviyar, Muhammad, Salaar, Umar, Musa, Jasper, Eesa, Jujhar, Zayaan, Zayan, Salar
Names related to Jorawar
More Persian names
Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman, Armaan, Jazmin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jorawar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jorawar, updated 20 October 2026.