Ridwan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1538 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ridwan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1538
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About the Name Ridwan
Ridwan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 349 places in five years. It was most popular in 2007 at #622 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ridwan is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ridwan in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ridwan
Ridwan Kamil — Mochamad Ridwan Kamil, alternatively Kang Emil or RK, is an Indonesian architect and politician who was the 15th Governor of West Java, the largest (most populous) province of Indonesia.
Muhammad Ridwan — Muhammad Ridwan is an Indonesian former professional footballer as a winger.
Ridwan Hassan — Ridwan Hassan is an Indonesian diplomat.
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 Ridwan
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Ridwan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ridwan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ridwan is declining: down 427 places since 2020, to #1,538 in 2025. It peaked at #622 in 2007.
Ridwan 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 Ridwan include: Ridwan Kamil, Muhammad Ridwan and Ridwan Hassan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ridwan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ridwans in the wild.
17
UK babies named Ridwan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 427 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ridwan
Almost certainly the only Ridwan 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 Ridwan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mochamad Ridwan Kamil, alternatively Kang Emil or RK, is an Indonesian architect and politician who was the 15th Governor of West Java, the largest (most populous) province of Indonesia.
Ahmad ibn Ridwan (Arabic: أحمد بن رضوان ʾAḥmad ibn Riḍwān), better known as Ahmad Pasha, was the governor of the Damascus Eyalet in the early 17th century.