Kawther
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KOW-thur
- Origin
- Arabic
Kawther is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “abundance”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kawther mean?
Arabic: variant spelling of Arabic Kawthar
“abundance”
Al-Kawthar, meaning abundance, is the title of the shortest chapter of the Quran and the name of a river in paradise.
Is Kawther a girl's or a boy's name?
Kawther is a girls' name.
How popular is Kawther in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 5 girls.
Kawther in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
Names like Kawther
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amal, Rehmat, Iqra, Khairah, Halima, Fajar, Ayah, Hana, Khadija, Sahar, Safa, Taqdeer
Names related to Kawther
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, “Kawther: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kawther, updated 20 October 2026.