boy's name
Ouwais
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 90
Ouwais is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2025, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2011.
Ouwais 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.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 35 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 55 |
How popular is Ouwais?
In 2025, Ouwais was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Ouwais is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ouwaïs | Ouwaïs is a rare spelling of Ouwais, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 45 times, mostly in France. | 45 |
Names that peaked alongside Ouwais
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ouwais also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ouwais over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ouwais
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ouwais — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ouwais
Is Ouwais a girl's or a boy's name?
Ouwais is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ouwais most popular?
Ouwais peaked in 2025, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ouwais a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ouwais currently ranks #1,829 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.