Arwa Girl

How popular is Arwa?

#1,942 girl name in 2025

99 baby girls were named Arwa in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular girl name.

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1,390living people named Arwa (est.)
10median age of people named Arwa
1,401babies named Arwa since 1880
1 in 33,488US babies born in 2025

Arwa popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#1,942 for girls (▲ 236 from 2024)
Babies in 202599 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+120% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,478 in 2015, #3,061 in 2020
Peak year2025 (99 girls)
Highest rank#1,942 in 2025
First recorded1975
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Arwa is most popular

Babies named Arwa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (46 girls)
  2. New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (53 girls)
  3. Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 girls)
  4. Minnesota: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
  5. Connecticut: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)

Arwa by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1970s11#8,442
1980s101#4,471
1990s119#5,579
2000s220#4,494
2010s468#2,561
2020s482#1,942

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Questions

Is Arwa a boy or girl name?
Arwa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Arwa were girls.
How popular is the name Arwa?
99 baby girls were named Arwa in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular girl name.
When was Arwa most popular?
Arwa peaked in 2025, when 99 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,942 in 2025.
How many people are named Arwa?
1,401 babies have been named Arwa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,390 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
Where is Arwa most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Arwa was most common in Illinois, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.