Fawzi
Derived from the Arabic word "fawz", meaning victory or triumph.
Name Census estimates that about 70 living Americans carry the first name Fawzi. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Fawzi today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fawzi births was 2000 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fawzi. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Fawzi with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Fawzi. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
70
~ 1 in 4,896,491 Americans
Peak year
2000
8 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2020 SSA rank
#12,657
Tracked since 1988
Census
Fawzi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 521 people with the first name Fawzi, which placed it at #19,995 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,995
National first-name rank
People counted
521
521 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
82.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Fawzi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fawzi is White at 82.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.9%) and Black (5.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Fawzi described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Fawzi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White82.3% · 429
- Two or more races7.9% · 41
- Black or African American5.6% · 29
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 14
- Hispanic or Latino1.3% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Fawzi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Fawzi from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 25 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fawzi by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Fawzi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Fawzi
The given name Fawzi originates from the Arabic language and culture. It is derived from the Arabic root word "fawz" which means "success" or "victory". The name can be traced back to the 7th century, during the time of the Islamic Golden Age.
Fawzi is a name that has been used across the Middle East and North Africa for centuries. In its earliest forms, it was spelled as "Fawzi" or "Fawzee". The name holds a positive connotation, often given to boys with the hope that they will lead a successful and victorious life.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Fawzi was Fawzi al-Mulki, an Arabic poet who lived in the 9th century. His works were widely celebrated and contributed to the rich literary tradition of the Abbasid era.
In the 12th century, Fawzi al-Baghdadi was a renowned Islamic scholar and mathematician from Baghdad. He made significant contributions to the field of algebra and wrote several treatises on the subject.
During the Ottoman Empire, Fawzi Pasha was a prominent military leader and statesman in the 19th century. He held various high-ranking positions, including the Grand Vizier, and played a crucial role in the modernization efforts of the empire.
In more recent history, Fawzi Qawuqji was a prominent Arab nationalist and military leader. Born in 1890, he fought for the independence of Arab nations and played a pivotal role in the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.
Another notable figure was Fawzi Al-Qawuqji, an Egyptian novelist and playwright born in 1923. His works explored social and political themes and were influential in the Arab literary world of the 20th century.
The name Fawzi has been carried by individuals from various walks of life, including scholars, poets, military leaders, and artists, reflecting its enduring presence throughout the centuries.
People
Fawzi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Fawzi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Fawzi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fawzi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 70 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fawzi going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,896,491 US residents.
Is Fawzi a common name?
We classify Fawzi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 59.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 71 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fawzi most popular?
The single biggest year for Fawzi was 2000, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fawzi is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Fawzi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 521 people with the name Fawzi, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,995 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Fawzi in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Fawzi?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fawzi appears almost entirely male. Of the 517 people counted with this name, 99.2% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Fawzi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fawzi is White at 82.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.9%) and Black (5.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Fawzi most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Fawzi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.3% (429 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Fawzi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Fawzi a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Fawzi in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Fawzi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Fawzi in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Fawzi can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Fawzi?
Want to know how many people have the name Fawzi? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.