Given name
Jawaun
“one who is shy”
Jawaun is a variant of Jawon. One American interpretation is “one who is shy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jawaun is a variant of Jawon. One American interpretation is “one who is shy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jawaun 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jawaun through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 867
- 867 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,833 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,833 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 78 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 641 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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