Arwa is a distinctive choice, ranked #325 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Arwa in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#325
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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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Arwa in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Arwa
Arwa Damon — Arwa Damon is a Syrian - American journalist who was most recently a senior international correspondent for CNN, based in Istanbul.
Arwa Saleh — Arwa Saleh was an Egyptian communist and feminist, who was a veteran student leader in the 1970s radical student movement.
Arwa al-Sulayhi — 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…
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Arwa
Unlikely. With around 133 UK babies named Arwa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Arwa in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Arwa is at its highest recorded position — #325 in 2025, with 133 births. In 2020 it ranked #555.
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 and Arwa Othman. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
133
UK babies named Arwa (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 230 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Arwa
Almost certainly the only Arwa in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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✨ Similar names to Arwa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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.
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.