Marwa
Marwa was the 1720th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 119 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 333 places. More babies were named Marwa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,720 girls, up 650 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 119girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025119 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,434babies recorded
Marwa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,720 | 119 |
| 2020 | #2,370 | 75 |
| 2010 | #2,247 | 86 |
| 2000 | #2,846 | 51 |
| 1990 | #4,075 | 25 |
| 1980 | #7,849 | 8 |
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How popular is Marwa, counting every spelling?
Marwa is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,443 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,720 for Marwa on its own. Together these spellings went to 133 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marwa | 119 | #1,720 | 527 |
| Marwah | 14 | #7,750 | 57 |
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 Marwa?
119 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marwa (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marwa 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 70 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marwa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marwa?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Marwa are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 23. That makes Marwa mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Marwa by state
How common Marwa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (11.7×), New York (2.3×), Virginia (2.3×), Ohio (1.9×), Illinois (1.8×). In 39 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
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Questions about the name Marwa
How popular is the name Marwa?
Marwa was the 1720th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 119 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 333 places. More babies were named Marwa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Marwa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marwa in the US.
Where is Marwa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marwa was most common in Minnesota (0.76 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Virginia.