Marwa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Marwa or Marwah is an Arabic female given name derived from the word marū/maruw with the meaning of either minerals, 'flint', 'quartz' or 'a hard stone of nearly pure silica'. However, the Arabic name for quartz is ṣawwān. The name is written Marva in the Persian form.

From Wikipedia

Marwa first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 104 babies (rank #413 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Marwa

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

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,204

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

104

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	11	#1,594
1997	16	#1,209
1998	16	#1,233
1999	16	#1,244
2000	20	#1,047
2001	22	#983
2002	33	#774
2003	35	#777
2004	33	#833
2005	42	#724
2006	57	#596
2007	60	#601
2008	104	#413
2009	80	#506
2010	97	#436
2011	94	#454
2012	95	#473
2013	87	#491
2014	88	#484
2015	97	#448
2016	101	#440