Jawan

Where Jawan comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Jawan.

Jawan through the years
  1. 1972
    First appearance
    #3,963 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1972
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1997
    Peak, #1,065
    119 babies named Jawan, the most in any year.
  4. 1999
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,749.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage; variant forms Juwan, Juwann.
Namesakes

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