Marwa

Meaning: Flint, quartz
Origin: Arabic — From al-Marwa, a hill in Mecca

Girl's name · #1720 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Marwa is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1977, it stood at #1720 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 2,400 girls have been named Marwa along the way.

Across the states

In recent years, Marwa ran about 10× its national rate in Minnesota.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Marwa ranks in other countries and regions.

#210 in Belgium (2025) · #239 in Italy (2024) · #293 in France (2025) · #306 in England & Wales (2025) · #399 in Netherlands (2025) · #406 in Sweden (2025) · #518 in Norway (2025) · #539 in Scotland (2025) · #600 in Austria (2025) · #708 in Canada (2025) · #885 in Ireland (2025) · #1,326 in Switzerland (2025) and 2 more.

Famous Marwas

Marwa Loud — French singer (born 1996)
Marwa Bouzayani — Tunisian athlete (born 1997)
Marwa Elselehdar — Egyptian ship captain (born 1992)
Marwa Amri — Tunisian freestyle wrestler (born 1989)
Marwa Al-Sabouni — Syrian architect (born 1981)

What Marwas become

Among 81 notable people named Marwa:

Sports figures appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marwa Amri, Tunisian freestyle wrestler (born 1989).

Similar names: Nour · Marli · Arwa · Asiyah · Zayna · Hafsa

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