boy's name
Ouais
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 35
Ouais is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in France in 2024, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2013.
Ouais over time
Births per decade in France, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 25 |
How popular is Ouais?
In 2025, Ouais was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Ouais is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Ouais is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ouaïs | Ouaïs is a rare spelling of Ouais, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Ouais
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ouais also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ouais over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ouais
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ouais — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ouais
Is Ouais a girl's or a boy's name?
Ouais is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ouais most popular?
Ouais peaked in 2024, when 10 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Ouais a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ouais currently ranks #5,108 in France. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.