Gift, favor, or attainment
Derived from the Arabic root n-w-l, the name signifies a gift or something received as a favor. It carries the connotation of achieving or attaining one's desires or goals. It is a graceful and well-established name across the Middle East and North Africa.
Less common today
Nawal isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,802 in 2019.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Egyptian feminist writer, activist, and physician
First Moroccan and Muslim woman to win Olympic gold
Famous Lebanese pop singer
