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Arwa

Girl

Meaning of Arwa: Arabic: 'satisfied or quenching'

Arwa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1896th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 341st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1896

99 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#341

127 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,401

First recorded 1975 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 13 babies1984: 13 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 10 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 18 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 15 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 24 babies2004: 17 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 24 babies2007: 23 babies2008: 27 babies2009: 29 babies2010: 34 babies20102011: 29 babies2012: 31 babies2013: 50 babies2014: 48 babies2015: 45 babies2016: 50 babies2017: 60 babies2018: 53 babies2019: 68 babies2020: 52 babies20202021: 64 babies2022: 83 babies2023: 97 babies2024: 87 babies2025: 99 babies
US babies named Arwa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 99.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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