Marwaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mar-WAAN
- Origin
- Arabic
Marwaan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “flint stone”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Marwaan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Marwan
“flint stone”
Borne by Marwan I, a 7th-century Umayyad caliph; it is linked to the Arabic marw, flint.
Meaning borrowed from Marwan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Marwaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Marwaan is a boys' name.
How popular is Marwaan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 5 boys.
Marwaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
Names like Marwaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Musa, Zayaan, Zayan, Mustafa, Azaan, Abdullah, Zayd, Ahmed, Rayyan, Musab, Zayyan
Names related to Marwaan
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Marwaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marwaan, updated 20 October 2026.