Rizwaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- riz-WAAN
- Origin
- Arabic
Rizwaan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “good pleasure, contentment”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rizwaan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Rizwan; Urdu and Persian form of Ridwan
“good pleasure, contentment”
The South Asian form of Ridwan, in Islamic tradition the angel who guards the gates of Paradise.
Meaning borrowed from Rizwan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Rizwaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Rizwaan is a boys' name.
How popular is Rizwaan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rizwaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Rizwaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
Names like Rizwaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Saif, Hamza, Fahad, Samir, Zohaib, Habib, Umair, Faizan, Haseeb, Hammad, Qasim
Names related to Rizwaan
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) 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, “Rizwaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rizwaan, updated 20 October 2026.