Arwa

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

Girl's name · #1944 in the US (2025) · Trending

Arwa is climbing: on the charts since 1975, it reached #1944 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 100 girls given the name last year. Roughly 1,400 have carried it all-time.

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.

Similar names: Rayah · Arayah · Marwa · Emaan · Isra · Aqsa

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