Ridwan

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Primarily a boy's name · 95% boys

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Ridwan is an Arabic masculine given name meaning "favor, pleasure, goodwill". In post-10th-century Islamic tradition, Ridwan is the name of an angel in charge of guarding the gates of Paradise, Jannah.

From Wikipedia

Ridwan first appears in the data in 1992 and has been recorded in 31 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 45 babies (rank #2,711 that year). In 2024 it was given to 22 boys (rank #4,660). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ridwan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ridwan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

707
Total babies (all years)
31
Years in the data
45
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19927#7,234
19935#9,866
19946#8,579
19976#9,025
19987#8,265
19995#11,252
20007#8,937
200114#5,344
200213#5,655
200315#5,215
200418#4,744
200522#4,159
200628#3,667
200717#5,388
200821#4,672
200922#4,556
201012#7,006
201138#3,031
201224#4,219
201335#3,173
201435#3,203
201545#2,711
201633#3,418
201735#3,299
201824#4,320
201934#3,411
202033#3,394
202126#4,099
202236#3,324
202325#4,310
202422#4,660