Marwa

Marwa was the #1,710 girls' name in the US in 2025 (119 babies), and #306 in England & Wales and #708 in Canada.

Marwa as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Marwa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaScotlandIrelandUS
Marwa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,710 (119)#306 (143)#539 (5)#885 (3)#708 (42)
2024#1,810 (111)#320 (136)—#736 (4)#601 (49)
2023#1,946 (101)#389 (106)#630 (4)—#958 (27)
2022#1,828 (111)#438 (97)#625 (4)—#859 (31)
2021#2,186 (85)#422 (105)—#883 (3)#974 (28)
2020#2,341 (75)#413 (103)——#851 (32)
2019#2,217 (83)#448 (94)#493 (6)#716 (4)#657 (46)
2018#2,071 (93)#478 (90)——#655 (45)
2017#1,930 (104)#403 (109)#808 (3)—#604 (50)
2016#2,221 (86)#437 (101)——#638 (47)
2015#2,039 (96)#448 (97)——#569 (53)
2014#2,213 (85)#484 (88)——#619 (49)
2013#2,020 (96)#484 (87)——#488 (63)
2012#2,597 (69)#470 (95)——#431 (74)
2011#2,664 (66)#449 (94)#810 (3)#798 (4)#472 (67)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,710.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1977.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Marwa is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Marwa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #459MNIllinois: #927ILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #1,235NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,323CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #936VAMaryland: #840MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Marwa (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#43229
Quebec2025#5408

Marwa (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MarwaCanadaGirls#70842
MarwaEngland & WalesGirls#306143
MarwaIrelandGirls#8853
MarwaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MarwaScotlandGirls#5395
MarwaUSGirls#1,710119