The first name Marwa

In 2025, 143 girls were named Marwa, making it the 306th most popular girls’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marwa with other names.

In 2025, 119 girls born in the United States were named Marwa, the 1,720th most popular girls’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Marwa El-Sherbini
  Egyptian handball player and pharmacist (1977–2009)
• Marwa Abdelhady
  Egyptian beach volleyball player, born 1997
• Marwa Loud
  French singer, born 1996
• Marwa Hussein
  Egyptian hammer thrower, born 1978

• Layla
• Aaliyah
• Lyla
• Maryam
• Fatima
• Aisha
• Leila
• Laila
• Amira
• Zahra
• Amina
• Lila
• Aliyah
• Khadija
• Yasmin
• Ayesha

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Marwa mean?

Arabic مروة

What is the origin of the name Marwa?

Arabic مروة

How popular is the name Marwa?

In 2025, 143 girls born in England and Wales were named Marwa, ranking 306th.

Is Marwa a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,434 US babies named Marwa since 1880 were girls.

When was Marwa most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 119 babies were named Marwa, its highest rank at 1,720th.

What are other spellings of Marwa?

Marwah and Marva.