Entry № 630 · Arabic origin

Arwa Arwa — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AR-wah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"Female mountain goat (Arabic + Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi Yemeni 11th c.)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Arabic)

A name that means "female mountain goat (arabic + queen arwa al-sulayhi yemeni 11th c.)".

Arwa is from the Arabic أروى (Arwāfemale mountain goat, graceful). A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic-Muslim heritage aesthetic. Arwa is one of the foundational Arabic feminine names — central to traditional Muslim heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi (1048-1138 CE) — foundational legendary Yemeni queen + foundational ruled foundational Sulayhid dynasty in Yemen for foundational ~70 years (1067-1138 CE) + foundational longest-reigning Muslim queen + foundational granted foundational title of foundational al-Sayyida al-Hurra (foundational Free Sovereign Lady) + foundational central to foundational Tayyibi Ismaili Shia heritage + foundational granted foundational title of foundational Hujjah (Proof of the Imam) in foundational Ismaili Shia hierarchy (foundational only woman in Ismaili history) + foundational moved Yemeni capital from foundational Sana'a to Jibla + foundational built foundational Queen Arwa Mosque + foundational central pioneering Muslim women's leadership heritage + foundational central to foundational Yemeni heritage; foundational also Arwa bint al-Harith foundational aunt of Prophet Muhammad. Foundational Arabic feminine name reflecting Islamic + Yemeni heritage.

Featured throughout Arabic heritage.

Female mountain goat (Arabic). Foundational Arabic-Muslim feminine + foundational Arabic Arwā female mountain goat + graceful + foundational Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi 1048-1138 CE + foundational legendary Yemeni queen + foundational ruled Sulayhid dynasty in Yemen for ~70 years 1067-1138 CE + foundational longest-reigning Muslim queen + foundational granted title of al-Sayyida al-Hurra foundational Free Sovereign Lady + foundational Tayyibi Ismaili Shia heritage + foundational granted title of Hujjah Proof of the Imam in Ismaili Shia hierarchy foundational only woman in Ismaili history + foundational moved Yemeni capital from Sana'a to Jibla + foundational built Queen Arwa Mosque + foundational central pioneering Muslim women's leadership heritage + foundational Yemeni heritage + foundational Arwa bint al-Harith foundational aunt of Prophet Muhammad.

The name in its native script.

أروى
Transliteration
Arwā
Pronunciation
/ ˈɑːr.wə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Arwa stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Arwa · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Arwas before her.

Real people
Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi
Yemeni queen + Sulayhid dynasty ruler ~70 years + al-Sayyida al-Hurra + Hujjah Proof of the Imam only woman in Ismaili history.
1048 – 1138 CE
In fiction
Arwa bint al-Harith
Aunt of Prophet Muhammad.

Names connected to Arwa.

The number behind Arwa.

1

The Pioneer

Arwa reduces to one.

Why families chose this name.

"Arabic mountain goat. Four letters. Arwa."
Aminah · Mother of one · Sana'a