US rank #1813 Girls' name Peak 2022 2,313 births

Marwa — #1813 US girls' name

2,313 babies named Marwa in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s1121990s2872000s5532010s8642020s483
#1813
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Marwa was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

111 babies were named Marwa in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marwa

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,313 babies named Marwa between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marwa currently holds the #1813 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 111 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marwa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 864 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marwa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 295 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Marwa in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marwa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,313 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marwa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,313

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2022

111 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,813

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marwa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
111
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Marwa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
864 births that decade — 37% of Marwa's all-time total
1970s141980s1121990s2872000s5532010s8642020s483

Marwa by state

Where Marwa concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marwa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
295 12.8%
#2 California
274 11.8%
#3 Virginia
151 6.5%
#4 Minnesota
142 6.1%
#5 Michigan
118 5.1%
#6 Texas
88 3.8%
#7 Ohio
37 1.6%
#8 Massachusetts
34 1.5%
New York share of Marwa's total US births 12.8%
Even split

295 of 2,313 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Marwa appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marwa?
2,313 babies have been named Marwa since 1977. It currently ranks #1813 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 111 births.
When was Marwa most popular?
Marwa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 864 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Marwa most popular?
The top states for the name Marwa are New York (295 births), California (274 births), Virginia (151 births).
How long has the name Marwa been used?
Marwa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marwa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.