Arwa is a distinctive choice, ranked #341 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Arwa in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#341
About the Name Arwa
Arwa has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #341. The name has climbed 214 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Arwa is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Arwa
Unlikely. With around 127 UK babies named Arwa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Arwa in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Arwa is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 214 places over the last five years to #341 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Arwa is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Arwa include: Arwa Damon — Arwa Damon is a Syrian - American journalist who was most recently a senior international correspondent for CNN, based in Istanbul.; Arwa Othman — Arwa Othman (Arabic: أروى عبده عثمان) is a Yemeni writer, journalist, human rights activist and former Minister of Culture in the Bahah Cabinet of President....
Arwa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Arwas in the wild.
127
UK babies named Arwa (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 214 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Arwa
Likely around 1 other Arwa in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Arwa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Arwa Damon is a Syrian - American journalist who was most recently a senior international correspondent for CNN, based in Istanbul. From 2003, she covered the Middle East as a freelance journalist, before joining CNN in 2006.
Arwa Saleh was an Egyptian communist and feminist, who was a veteran student leader in the 1970s radical student movement. She was also a member of the central committee of the Marxist-Leninist Egyptian Communist Workers Party (ECWP).
Arwa al-Sulayhi (Arabic: أَرْوَى بِنْت أَحْمَد ابْن مُحَمَّد ابْن جَعْفَر ابْن مُوْسَى ٱلصُّلَيْحِي, romanized: Arwā bint Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar ibn Mūsā aṣ-Ṣulayḥī), was a long-reigning ruler of Yemen, firstly as the co-ruler of her first two husbands and then as sole ruler, from 1067 until her death in 1138. She was the last of the rulers of the Sulayhid Dynasty and was also the first woman to be accorded the prestigious title of Hujjah in the Isma'ili branch of Shia Islam, signifying her as the closest living image of God's will in her lifetime, in the Ismaili doctrine.
Arwa Othman (Arabic: أروى عبده عثمان) is a Yemeni writer, journalist, human rights activist and former Minister of Culture in the Bahah Cabinet of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. Human Rights Watch has cited Othman as one of the "most outspoken activists calling for human rights and gender equality" during the 2011 Yemeni Revolution.
Arwā bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: أروى بنت عبد المطلب) was an aunt of Muhammad. She died in the year 15 AH (636 CE) during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab.