Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Arwa

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,944 Trend ↑ Rising 69%
Rank 2025
#1,944
among girls · ↑235 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
99
named Arwa · +14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,235
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
99 babies
All-time total
1,401
#5,966 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Arwa popularity over time

1,401 babies have been named Arwa since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 11 1 – #8,518
1980s 101 10 +818% #4,487
1990s 119 12 +18% #5,600
2000s 220 22 +85% #4,512
2010s 468 47 +113% #2,564
2020s (to 2025) 482 80 +72% #1,944

Where Arwa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 108 0.07 outside top 500
2027 116 0.07 outside top 500
2028 123 0.08 outside top 500
2029 130 0.08 outside top 500
2030 135 0.08 outside top 500

Where Arwa is most popular

Girls named Arwa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.053 per 1,000. Strongest in Illinois, New York, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Arwa born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Illinois 46 0.201 +279%
New York 53 0.134 +153%
Michigan 18 0.099 +86%
Minnesota 10 0.093 +75%
Connecticut 5 0.086 +62%
Texas 52 0.065 +22%
Virginia 10 0.059 +11%
Ohio 13 0.055 ≈ national
California 40 0.048 -10%
Indiana 5 0.036 -33%
Washington 5 0.035 -35%
Georgia 5 0.022 -58%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -60%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Arwa

Arwa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,944 in 2025 with 99 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 1,401 American babies have been named Arwa. Its peak came in 2025, when 99 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Arwa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arwa?

The median living Arwa is about 9 years old; half are between 3 and 19. An estimated 1,400 people named Arwa are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Arwa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 99 #1,944
2024 87 #2,179
2023 97 #2,021
2022 83 #2,257
2021 64 #2,679
2020 52 #3,065
2019 68 #2,564
2018 53 #3,056
2017 60 #2,819
2016 50 #3,237
2015 45 #3,486
2014 48 #3,332
2013 50 #3,224
2012 31 #4,615
2011 29 #4,819
2010 34 #4,320
2009 29 #4,954
2008 27 #5,304
2007 23 #5,919
2006 24 #5,567
2005 17 #6,856
2004 17 #6,810
2003 24 #5,105
2002 27 #4,512
2001 15 #6,994
2000 17 #6,237
1995 12 #7,092
1990 14 #6,149
1985 12 #5,699
1980 7 #8,232
1975 5 #9,171
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Arwa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Arwa?

The median living Arwa is about 9 years old. Half of all living Arwas are between 3 and 19 years old.

How many people named Arwa are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Arwa are alive in the United States, based on 1,401 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Arwa in 2025?

Arwa ranked #1,944 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 99 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arwa?

1,401 babies have been named Arwa in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arwa most popular?

Arwa peaked in 2025, when 99 newborns received the name.

Is Arwa a boy or girl name?

Arwa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Arwa rising or falling?

Arwa is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Arwa become more popular?

Arwa is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 135 girls named Arwa in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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