Marwa is a distinctive choice, ranked #306 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Marwa in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#306
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About the Name Marwa
Marwa has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #320. The name has climbed 93 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Marwa is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Marwa in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Marwa
Marwa Hussein — Marwa Ahmed Hussein Arafat is an Egyptian hammer thrower.
Marwa Abdelhady — Marwa Abdelhady is an Egyptian beach volleyball player.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Marwa
Unlikely. With around 143 UK babies named Marwa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Marwa in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Marwa is at its highest recorded position — #306 in 2025, with 143 births. In 2020 it ranked #413.
Marwa 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 Marwa include: Marwa Hussein, Marwa Abdelhady and Amarjeet Singh Marwa. Short summaries for each appear below.
Marwa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Marwas in the wild.
143
UK babies named Marwa (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 107 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Marwa
Almost certainly the only Marwa in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Marwa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mohammed Buba Marwa, is a retired Nigerian army brigadier general, who is serving as the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) since January 2021.
Marwa Abdi Bashir Hagi (Somali: Marwa Cabdi Bashiir Xaaji), (Arabic: مروة عبدي بشير حاجي); is Puntland politician and member of parliament, She is Deputy Chairperson of the Resources Committee in Somali Parliament.