Radwan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- rad-WAAN
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Radwan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “contentment; God's good pleasure”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Radwan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Ridwan
“contentment; God's good pleasure”
In Islamic tradition Ridwan is the angel who keeps the gates of Paradise.
Is Radwan a girl's or a boy's name?
Radwan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Radwan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Radwan, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Radwan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Radwan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Radwan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Radwan, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Radwan in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Radwan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
Names like Radwan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan, Rayyan, Finn, Rowan, Kayden, Aiden, Hamza, Kian, Rayan, Ayman, Caelan, Declan
Names related to Radwan
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Radwan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/radwan, updated 20 October 2026.