Fun Facts About the Name Fawaz
- 340 babies named Fawaz: U.S. records list 340 babies given the name Fawaz from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Fawaz Mean?
Fawaz is an Arabic masculine name meaning "winner" or "successful one." It comes from the Arabic root f-w-z, which has the sense of winning, succeeding, or attaining safety. The related noun fawz means "victory," "success," or "salvation," while fawwāz is an intensive adjective describing a person who wins or succeeds. The English spelling Fawaz represents the Arabic Fawwāz; the doubled w and long ā are usually simplified in transliteration.
Fawaz Name History & Origins
The name is formed from the Arabic root f-w-z and the adjective pattern faʿʿāl, which can express intensity or habitual action. In classical Arabic, fawz is the noun for success or victory, and fāʾiz is a related active participle for a winner or successful person. The noun fawz appears in the Quran in the phrase al-fawz al-ʿaẓīm ("the great success" or "great attainment"), which gave the root a religious association with ultimate success and salvation. Fawaz is used as a given name in Arabic-speaking countries and among Muslims in other regions; alternative English spellings include Fawwaz.
How Popular is the Name Fawaz?
Fawaz 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 2001. Its best rank was #4,015 in 2001.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,235 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #6,252 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #7,420 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #8,519 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,053 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #11,038 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #5,405 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #6,834 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #6,428 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #5,382 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #7,662 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #9,043 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #6,014 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #11,240 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #9,012 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #11,186 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #8,522 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #11,521 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #5,508 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #7,083 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #7,290 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #6,253 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #5,117 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #6,220 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #4,015 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #5,681 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #7,379 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #6,816 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #6,701 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #8,099 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #7,770 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,546 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1987 | #7,323 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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 Fawaz Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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