How popular is the name Marwan?

1,367 US babies were named Marwan between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2025.

What careers are people named Marwan over-represented in?

Among notable men who are poets, Marwans show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Marwan

Q: How common is the spelling Marwan?

The most common spelling: 79% of Marwans use it.

Marwan. 1,367 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Marwans are 1.9× over-represented as poets.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2025

1,367 US babies were named Marwan between 1940 and 2025.

Marwan around the world

France: 8,070 babies since 1900, peak 2007, No. 394 in 2025
Sweden: 187 babies since 1998, peak 2020, No. 571 in 2022
Belgium: 876 babies since 1995, peak 2008, No. 725 in 2025
England & Wales: 545 babies since 1996, peak 2025, No. 934 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Marwans end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Writer	1.5×	Medium · 10 people
Politician	0.8×	Low · 9 people
Footballer	0.8×	Low · 9 people
Poet	1.9×	Low · 7 people

Among notable men who are poets, Marwans show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 79% of Marwans use it

Marwan 79%
Marwin 21%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2025)