Given name
Jawan
“one who is shy”
Jawan is a variant of Jawon. One American interpretation is “one who is shy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jawan is a variant of Jawon. One American interpretation is “one who is shy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jawan is a variant of Jawon. An origin associated with Jawon is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jawan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,474
- 1,462 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 119 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,540 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,540 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 119 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,161 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jawan’s family of names
In English usage, Jawan has a related form in Juwan. Jawan has a related form in Jawon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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