Entry № 2452 · Arabic origin

Tawakkol Tawakkol — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ tah-WAH-kol /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"Reliance on God (first Arab woman Nobel Peace)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Arabic)

A name that means "reliance on god (first arab woman nobel peace)".

Tawakkol (توكل) is the Arabic word for **"reliance upon God"** — central concept of Islamic spirituality (Quran 65:3). **Tawakkol Karman (born 1979)** is the **Yemeni journalist and activist who led the 2011 Yemeni Revolution as part of the Arab Spring** — chairwoman of "Women Journalists Without Chains." **The first Arab woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize (2011)**, and at 32, the youngest Peace Prize laureate at the time.

Co-laureate with Leymah Gbowee and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Reliance on God. First Arab woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize; led the 2011 Yemeni Revolution.

The name in its native script.

توكل
Transliteration
Tawakkul
Pronunciation
/ təˈwɑː.kəl /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Tawakkol stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Tawakkol · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Tawakkols before her.

Real people
Tawakkol Karman
Yemeni Nobel Peace laureate.
born 1979
In fiction
Tawakkol
Arab Spring memoir.

Names connected to Tawakkol.

The number behind Tawakkol.

5

The Free Spirit

Tawakkol reduces to five — the number of first Arab Nobel woman.

Why families chose this name.

"First Arab Nobel woman. Eight letters. Tawakkol."
Reem · Mother of one · Sana'a