Arwa
Girl · AR-wa · Arabic
Arwa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “female mountain goat”. In 2025 it ranked 342nd for girls in the UK (140 babies) and 1,942nd for girls in the US (99 babies).
What does Arwa mean?
Arabic
“female mountain goat”
Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi ruled Yemen for several decades in the 11th and 12th centuries.
- Say it
- AR-wa
Is Arwa a girl's or a boy's name?
Arwa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 140 girls in the UK and 99 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arwa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #342among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 140about 1 in 2,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 89% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 140 girls in the UK were named Arwa, making it the 342nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 569th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Arwa of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Arwa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 153 girls in the UK were given Arwa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #331, up from #342 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 325th in England and Wales and 429th in Scotland.
Arwa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 140 | #342 |
| 2024 | 135 | #361 |
| 2023 | 114 | #406 |
| 2022 | 80 | #534 |
| 2021 | 76 | #574 |
| 2020 | 77 | #569 |
| 2019 | 68 | #633 |
| 2018 | 61 | #714 |
| 2017 | 51 | #831 |
| 2016 | 42 | #942 |
| 2015 | 39 | #994 |
| 2014 | 30 | #1,209 |
| 2013 | 35 | #1,096 |
| 2012 | 29 | #1,232 |
| 2011 | 36 | #1,039 |
| 2010 | 35 | #1,033 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,147 |
| 2008 | 25 | #1,258 |
| 2007 | 33 | #985 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,229 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,382 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,342 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,951 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Arwa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,942among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 99about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 99 girls in the US were named Arwa, making it the 1,942nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,061st. It first appears in the records in 1975.
2025 had the most girls named Arwa of any year since it first appeared, in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Arwa in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 105 girls in the US were given Arwa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,637, up from #1,942 for this spelling alone.
- Arwa 99
- Arwaa 6
Arwa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | #1,942 |
| 2024 | 87 | #2,178 |
| 2023 | 97 | #2,020 |
| 2022 | 83 | #2,253 |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,674 |
| 2020 | 52 | #3,061 |
| 2019 | 68 | #2,561 |
| 2018 | 53 | #3,049 |
| 2017 | 60 | #2,816 |
| 2016 | 50 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 45 | #3,478 |
| 2014 | 48 | #3,324 |
| 2013 | 50 | #3,217 |
| 2012 | 31 | #4,599 |
| 2011 | 29 | #4,806 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4,305 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4,930 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,544 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5,087 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4,494 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 13 | #5,147 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
Names like Arwa
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