Given name & surname
Jawara
“one who loves peace”
Jawara is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “one who loves peace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who loves peace.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jawara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 279
- 274 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 242 as a first name in 2020; 512 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jawara’s family of names
Jawara has a related form in Jawarah. Jawara has a related form in Jawarra. Jawara has a related form in Jawarrah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Jawara, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
Themba
“one who is trusted” · “one who is trustworthy”
>99% boys
Obasi
“one who honors God”
>99% boys
Oladele
“one who is honored at home”
>99% boys
Salaam
“resembling a peach”
>99% boys
Fahim
“a learned man”
>99% boys