Rizwan
Boy · riz-WAAN · Arabic
Rizwan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “good pleasure, contentment”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Rizwan mean?
Arabic: 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.
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- riz-WAAN
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Is Rizwan a girl's or a boy's name?
Rizwan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rizwan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Rizwan, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2008, with 34 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rizwan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Rizwan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,139 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 32 | #971 |
| 2010 | 28 | #1,066 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,214 |
| 2008 | 34 | #885 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,034 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 28 | #836 |
| 2003 | 25 | #880 |
| 2002 | 27 | #770 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 28 | #713 |
| 1999 | 26 | #717 |
| 1998 | 24 | #749 |
| 1997 | 29 | #641 |
| 1996 | 25 | #677 |
How popular is Rizwan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Rizwan, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
2025 had fewer boys named Rizwan than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Rizwan in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rizwan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
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