Ridwan
Masculine · “acceptance”
Ridwan is given to both — 689 boys and 37 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Ridwan is acceptance, and in Islamic vocabulary it is a very particular kind: the divine pleasure or approval, held to be the greatest of the rewards of paradise, greater than the garden itself. Tradition also gives the name to the angel who keeps the gate.
How old is the name Ridwan?
Ridwan first appears in US birth records in 1992 — 33 years ago. The typical Ridwan is a kid of about 11 — this name's wave is very recent. About 700 people named Ridwan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ridwan most popular?
Ridwan peaked in 2015, reaching #2684 nationally. Today it ranks #5045, 2,361 places below that high. See the whole 2015 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
The story of Ridwan
The word appears in the Qur'an in that specific theological sense, and Muslim naming took it up early. Tradition names the angel who guards the gate of paradise Ridwan, which added a second layer. It is given across the Arab world, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nigeria; Indonesian spells it Ridwan and Turkish Rıdvan, and it is one of the more common names in Java. It came to American records with families from all of those places.
Meaning
acceptance; divine good pleasure
Arabic ridwan, from radiya, to be pleased or satisfied. In the Qur'an it names God's approval, and commentators treat it as the highest of the blessings promised, above the garden and what is in it.
Pronouncing Ridwan
rid-WAHN
Two syllables with the stress at the end. Arabic has a heavier d than English does, and English speakers approximate it without anyone minding.
Nicknames for Ridwan
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1992
- Most boys named
- 201545 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2684reached in 2015
- Change vs 2024
- −13.6%19 in 2025, from 22
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ridwan in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- رضوان in Arabic — transliteration
- Rıdvan in Turkish — same name
- Ridwan in Indonesian — same name
- Ridwan in Hausa — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, Minnesota, California.
Ridwans among us
people named Ridwan are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 89,899 born in 2025 was named Ridwan
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Yoseph test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Ridwan's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Yoseph climbed just as high around 1986, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Yoseph's path sketches the road Ridwan is walking now.
Ridwan sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Ridwan beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Ridwan in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The meaning is precise and theologically weighty, and can be stated in three words.
- It is recognized from Morocco to Indonesia, across a very wide geography.
- Both syllables exist in English, so the name survives intact.
- Ridwan, Rizwan and Rıdvan are all in use across languages, so records may differ.
- English speakers may stress the first syllable, which changes the rhythm.
- Outside Muslim communities the meaning is invisible and gets explained often.
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Frequently asked
- How many Ridwans are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 700 people named Ridwan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Ridwan in 2025?
- Ridwan ranks #5045 among US boy names in 2025, with 19 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Ridwan?
- About 1 in every 89,899 US boys born in 2025 was named Ridwan — 19 in all.
- Will my child share the name Ridwan with classmates?
- Ridwan will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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