Marwa: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “hard stone; white quartz”
- Origin
- Arabic
- Say it
- MAR-wah · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Arabic name associated with al-Marwah, one of the two hills of Sa'i in Mecca. The word traditionally refers to a hard stone, often glossed as white quartz or flint.
How popular is Marwa?
Babies named Marwa in 2024111
2024 rank#1,813 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18802,313
Marwa has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Marwa
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Marwa questions
What does the name Marwa mean?
Marwa means "hard stone; white quartz". It comes from Arabic. Arabic name associated with al-Marwah, one of the two hills of Sa'i in Mecca. The word traditionally refers to a hard stone, often glossed as white quartz or flint.
Is Marwa a boy or girl name?
Marwa is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Marwa?
111 US babies were named Marwa in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Marwa?
Marwa is usually pronounced MAR-wah.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.