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Marwa

Girl

Meaning of Marwa: Arabic: 'white flint or fragrant plant'

Marwa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1667th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 320th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1667

119 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#320

136 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,434

First recorded 1977 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 13 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 18 babies1990: 25 babies19901991: 27 babies1992: 24 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 24 babies1995: 28 babies1996: 26 babies1997: 30 babies1998: 32 babies1999: 47 babies2000: 51 babies20002001: 41 babies2002: 51 babies2003: 60 babies2004: 53 babies2005: 48 babies2006: 62 babies2007: 55 babies2008: 60 babies2009: 72 babies2010: 86 babies20102011: 66 babies2012: 69 babies2013: 96 babies2014: 85 babies2015: 96 babies2016: 86 babies2017: 104 babies2018: 93 babies2019: 83 babies2020: 75 babies20202021: 85 babies2022: 111 babies2023: 101 babies2024: 111 babies2025: 119 babies
US babies named Marwa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 119.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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