Ridwan
Boy · rid-WAAN · Arabic
Ridwan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “good pleasure, contentment”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Ridwan mean?
Arabic
“good pleasure, contentment”
In Islamic tradition Ridwan is the angel who keeps the gates of Paradise; the word means God's good pleasure.
- Say it
- rid-WAAN
Is Ridwan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ridwan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ridwan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Ridwan, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,206th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 50 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ridwan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were given Ridwan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,200, up from #1,613 for this spelling alone.
- Ridwan 17
- Ridwaan 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Ridwan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,206 |
| 2019 | 28 | #1,082 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 35 | #956 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,112 |
| 2014 | 40 | #850 |
| 2013 | 39 | #860 |
| 2012 | 45 | #790 |
| 2011 | 50 | #710 |
| 2010 | 44 | #761 |
| 2009 | 39 | #818 |
| 2008 | 42 | #766 |
| 2007 | 48 | #667 |
| 2006 | 41 | #729 |
| 2005 | 42 | #689 |
| 2004 | 28 | #836 |
| 2003 | 21 | #975 |
| 2002 | 21 | #918 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 20 | #882 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,142 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Ridwan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Ridwan, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 45 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Ridwan than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Ridwan in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ridwan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,276 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,248 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2015 | 45 | #2,683 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,152 |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,120 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 38 | #2,999 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,600 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
Names like Ridwan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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