Rizwan
Rizwan is a name with multiple cultural origins: Urdu, Arabic.
- Urdu
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Rizwan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rizwan is a name with multiple cultural origins: Urdu, Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Urdu
- Arabic
The Story of Rizwan
Rizwan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 30 Rizwans were born — ranking #3,691 that year. As of 2026, Rizwan ranks #4,289 for baby boys with 25 births, rising sharply (+45% over the past five years). In total, more than 570 Rizwans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Rizwan
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About the name Rizwan
Rizwan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 570 births in the dataset. Rizwan's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,942. Use the chart and map above to compare Rizwan'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.