US rank #2719 Boys' name Peak 2017 1,309 births

Marwan — #2719 US boys' name

1,309 babies named Marwan in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s1181980s1241990s1482000s2592010s4362020s219
#2719
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Marwan was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

55 babies were named Marwan in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marwan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,309 babies named Marwan between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marwan currently holds the #2719 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marwan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 436 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Marwan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 82 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Marwan in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marwan 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 1,309 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.

Marwan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,309

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2017

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,719

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marwan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
55
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
0204060 202420172010200319961989198219751961 5

Marwan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
436 births that decade — 33% of Marwan's all-time total
1960s51970s1181980s1241990s1482000s2592010s4362020s219

Marwan by state

Where Marwan concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Marwan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
82 6.3%
#2 California
64 4.9%
#3 Minnesota
62 4.7%
#4 Michigan
28 2.1%
#5 Ohio
14 1.1%
#6 Texas
11 0.8%
#7 Florida
5 0.4%
New York share of Marwan's total US births 6.3%
Even split

82 of 1,309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marwan?
1,309 babies have been named Marwan since 1961. It currently ranks #2719 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 55 births.
When was Marwan most popular?
Marwan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 436 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Marwan most popular?
The top states for the name Marwan are New York (82 births), California (64 births), Minnesota (62 births).
How long has the name Marwan been used?
Marwan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marwan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1961–2024 (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.