Arwa
Arwa was the 1944th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 99 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,542 places. More babies were named Arwa in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,944 girls, up 1,121 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 99girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202599 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,401babies recorded
Arwa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,944 | 99 |
| 2020 | #3,065 | 52 |
| 2010 | #4,320 | 34 |
| 2000 | #6,237 | 17 |
| 1990 | #6,149 | 14 |
| 1980 | #8,232 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Arwa, counting every spelling?
Arwa is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,691 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,944 for Arwa on its own. Together these spellings went to 105 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arwa | 99 | #1,944 | 430 |
| Arwaa | 6 | #13,378 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Arwa?
99 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arwa (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Arwa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 85 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arwa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arwa?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Arwa are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 20. That makes Arwa a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Arwa by state
How common Arwa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (3.8×), New York (2.5×). In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arwa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arwa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arwa
How popular is the name Arwa?
Arwa was the 1944th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 99 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,542 places. More babies were named Arwa in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Arwa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Arwa in the US.
Where is Arwa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arwa was most common in Illinois (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Michigan.