Is Ridwan a boy or girl name?

Ridwan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 726 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.1% were girls and 94.9% were boys.

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Ridwan

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Ridwan was most popular in 2015, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,993 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 726 people named Ridwan.

Ridwan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ridwan’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ridwan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ridwan is mostly a boy’s name — 5.1% of the 726 Americans given it were girls and 94.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ridwan

Where Ridwan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org