Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marwan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,367
- 1,367 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 58 babies
- 2025
- 58
- #2,376 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 58 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,376 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Michigan and Minnesota and Ohio shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,720 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marwan’s family of names
Marwan may belong to the same name family as MARRWAN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Marwan
- Marwan IFourth Umayyad caliph from 684 to 685623–685
- Marwan IILast Umayyad Caliph (691-750) (r. 744-750)688–750
- Marwan BarghoutiPalestinian politicianborn 1959
- Marwan KenzariTunisian-Dutch actorborn 1983
- Marwan IssaHamas military commander (1965–2024)
- Marwan MohsenEgyptian association football playerborn 1989
- Marwan al-Shehhi9/11 hijacker (1978–2001)
- Marwan AttiaEgyptian association football playerborn 1998
- Saint LevantPalestinian singer-songwriterborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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