Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Marwan

mar-WAHN · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
flint stone; solid; strong
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
classic · strength
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2722
2024 births48
Peak year2017
First appeared1961
Total US births1,309
2017 peak19611977199320082024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Mar
Alternate spellings
MarouaneMerouane
In other languages
Mervan (Turkish)Marvan (Persian)

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Notable people named Marwan

Marwan ibn al-Hakam (Umayyad caliph)
Marwan Barghouti