Ridwan
Ridwan is an Arabic masculine given name meaning "favor, pleasure, goodwill". In post-10th-century Islamic tradition, Ridwan is the name of an angel in charge of guarding the gates of Paradise, Jannah.
- Arabic
- Indonesian
Meaning & Origin of Ridwan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ridwan is an Arabic masculine given name meaning "favor, pleasure, goodwill". In post-10th-century Islamic tradition, Ridwan is the name of an angel in charge of guarding the gates of Paradise, Jannah.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Indonesian
The Story of Ridwan
American parents first put Ridwan on the record books as a baby boy name in 1992, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 45 Ridwans were born — ranking #2,682 that year. About 44% of every Ridwan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ridwan ranks #4,658 for baby boys with 22 births, falling sharply (-16%). All told, over 715 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Ridwan
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About the name Ridwan
Ridwan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 715 births in the dataset. Ridwan's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,682. Use the chart and map above to compare Ridwan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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