Owais
Boy · o-WAYS · Arabic
Owais is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “little wolf”. In 2025 it ranked 1,133rd for boys in the UK (28 babies) and 3,035th for boys in the US (40 babies).
What does Owais mean?
Arabic: from Uways, a diminutive of Aws
“little wolf”
Uways al-Qarani was a Yemeni contemporary of the Prophet Muhammad, revered in Sufi tradition.
- Say it
- o-WAYS
Is Owais a girl's or a boy's name?
Owais is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the UK and 40 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Owais in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,133among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the UK were named Owais, making it the 1,133rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 60 boys.
Half of all the boys named Owais in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were given Owais or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #836, up from #1,133 for this spelling alone.
- Owais 28
- Uwais 8
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,066th in England and Wales.
Owais in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #1,133 |
| 2024 | 26 | #1,177 |
| 2023 | 41 | #860 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,312 |
| 2021 | 35 | #960 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2016 | 40 | #863 |
| 2015 | 35 | #946 |
| 2014 | 41 | #830 |
| 2013 | 30 | #1,017 |
| 2012 | 46 | #779 |
| 2011 | 40 | #833 |
| 2010 | 42 | #786 |
| 2009 | 60 | #606 |
| 2008 | 54 | #644 |
| 2007 | 37 | #812 |
| 2006 | 51 | #625 |
| 2005 | 34 | #796 |
| 2004 | 35 | #737 |
| 2003 | 26 | #862 |
| 2002 | 31 | #692 |
| 2001 | 36 | #591 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,021 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,142 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Owais in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,035among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 40about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 124% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 40 boys in the US were named Owais, making it the 3,035th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 40 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Owais in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were given Owais or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,273, up from #3,035 for this spelling alone.
- Owais 40
- Uwais 8
Owais in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3,035 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,053 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
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