NameTides

Owais

Owais was the #3,036 boys' name in the US in 2025 (40 babies), and #1,066 in England & Wales and #1,207 in Canada.

Owais as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Owais as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Owais as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,036 (40)#1,066 (28)#1,207 (20)
2024#3,524 (32)#1,108 (26)#2,062 (9)
2023#3,055 (40)#827 (39)#1,421 (14)
2022#4,089 (26)#1,268 (21)#1,895 (9)
2021#4,628 (21)#888 (34)#2,260 (7)
2020#5,235 (17)#1,379 (18)#2,746 (5)
2019#4,951 (19)#1,655 (14)#2,189 (7)
2018#6,036 (14)#1,194 (22)—
2017#5,297 (17)#1,068 (27)#2,010 (8)
2016#5,124 (18)#818 (39)#2,718 (5)
2015#6,324 (13)#873 (35)—
2014#4,263 (23)#781 (40)#1,657 (10)
2013#5,171 (17)#954 (30)#2,606 (5)
2012#5,482 (16)#748 (44)—
2011#8,767 (8)#767 (40)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #3,055.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1991.

How common is it?

about 1 in 43,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 43,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Owais is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 35,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 49,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Owais by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Owais (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#6236
Ontario2024#1,2178

Owais (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
OwaisCanadaBoys#1,20720
OwaisEngland & WalesBoys#1,06628
OwaisUSBoys#3,03640