Sawera
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sa-WAY-ra
- Origin
- Urdu
Sawera is a girls' name of Urdu origin, meaning “dawn, morning”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sawera mean?
Urdu: from Urdu and Hindi savera 'dawn'
“dawn, morning”
From Urdu and Hindi savera, meaning the early morning.
Is Sawera a girl's or a boy's name?
Sawera is a girls' name.
How popular is Sawera in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 7 girls.
Sawera in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
Names like Sawera
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Summer, Aaliyah, Safiya, Syeda, Salma, Hafsa, Samira, Amina, Halima, Amira, Sumayyah
Names related to Sawera
More Urdu names
Meerab, Shahzain, Saira, Zohran, Laiba, Sehrish, Zeeshan, Maheen, Aafia, Shazain, Sairah, Laibah, Laaiba, Laaibah, Zeeshaan
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, “Sawera: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sawera, updated 20 October 2026.