Fun Facts About the Name Aweis
- 10 babies named Aweis: U.S. records list 10 babies given the name Aweis from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aweis Mean?
Aweis is a variant spelling of the Arabic name Uwais (also spelled Owais, Awais, or Aweys), which means "little wolf." It comes from the Arabic name Aws, meaning "wolf," with a diminutive form that gives the sense "little wolf." The spelling Aweis is used mainly in Somali contexts, while Uwais is the Arabic form. The meaning is literal rather than symbolic: it describes a small wolf, not a personality trait.
Aweis Name History & Origins
The name is traditionally associated with Uwais al-Qarni, a figure from the early Islamic period who is remembered in Islamic tradition as a devout contemporary of Muhammad from Yemen. Accounts of his life belong to religious and biographical tradition rather than to contemporary historical records. Through that association, Uwais and its variants have been used as male given names among Muslims. In Somali, the Arabic name is written Aweis or Aweys; the spelling reflects Somali conventions for rendering Arabic names. The name is used in Somalia and among Somali communities abroad.
How Popular is the Name Aweis?
Aweis has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #12,223 in 2006.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #12,733 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #12,223 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Aweis Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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