How Many People Are Named Marwa?
An estimated 2,279 people in the United States have the first name Marwa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Marwa peaked in popularity in 2022 with 111 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marwa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marwa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Marwa is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,279
About 1 in 150,397 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2022
111 births
Total Registered
2,313
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marwa
Marwa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,313 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marwa as a female name
Ranked #1,809 in 2024
111 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (111 births)
Marwa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marwa span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 864 babies were registered. While Marwa is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Marwa by Decade
How has Marwa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marwa by State
Birth registrations for Marwa span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Virginia. The lowest are in Washington, Maryland, Pennsylvania. On average, about 94 Marwas were registered per state.
Marwa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marwa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marwa
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marwa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marwa?
We estimate approximately 2,279 people named Marwa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 150,397 Americans share this first name.
Is Marwa a common name?
Marwa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,313 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marwa most popular?
Marwa reached peak popularity in 2022, when 111 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marwa is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marwa a female name?
Marwa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marwa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marwa Smith, Marwa Johnson, Marwa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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