Marwa

“Flint stone; quartz” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1710 in the US (2025) · Trending

Marwa has appeared in US records since 1977 — best rank #1710 (2025) · 2,434 babies named Marwa all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 890 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 1,600 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 1,800 girls in England & Wales (2025).

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

Famous Marwas

Marwa Amri — Tunisian wrestler
Marwa El-Sherbini — Egyptian handball player and pharmacist (1977–2009)
Marwa Zein — Sudanese female filmmaker
Marwa Al-Sabouni — Syrian architect
Marwa Loud — French singer

What Marwas become

Among 81 notable people named Marwa:

Athletes appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marwa Amri, Tunisian wrestler.

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