Arwa

“Wild mountain goat (Arabic); used for a graceful, beautiful girl” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1942 in the US (2025) · Trending

Arwa has appeared in US records since 1975 — best rank #1942 (2025) · 1,401 babies named Arwa all-time · 1 in 17,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,900 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 2,600 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 2,600 girls in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Arwas

Arwa al-Sulayhi — Yemeni queen and ruler (c. 1048–1138)
Arwa bint Kurayz — Companion of Muhammad and Uthman's mother
Arwa bint Abd al-Muttalib — poet and aunt of Muhammad
Arwa Abouon — Libyan-Canadian photographer
Arwa Damon — American journalist

What Arwas become

Among 24 notable people named Arwa:

Artists & writers appear 1.83× more often than among typical names — e.g. Arwa bint Abd al-Muttalib, poet and aunt of Muhammad.

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