The baby name Rizwan is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RIZ-wahn.
The baby name Rizwan is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RIZ-wahn.
Rizwan is Arabic, Urdu in Origin.
The earliest attested form is Arabic Riḍwān (رضوان), represented in Urdu and South Asian romanization as Rizwan. It rests on the Semitic root r-ḍ-y/r-ḍ-w, associated with being pleased, satisfied, or accepting. Morphologically it is a verbal noun on the Arabic fiʿlān pattern, with the literal sense approval, satisfaction, or good pleasure, especially divine favor. In the Qur’an, riḍwān occurs as a common noun for God’s good pleasure.
As a given name it spread with Islamic Arabic vocabulary, especially in Persianate and Urdu-speaking societies, where Romanization often writes Arabic ḍ as z. Later Islamic tradition names Riḍwān as the angelic keeper of Paradise, an association that strengthened its devotional use. Ridwan is the closer scholarly transliteration; Rezwan appears in Persian and Bengali contexts, Rıdvan in Turkish, and Redouane in Maghrebi French. U.S. records show rare, predominantly male use since the 1970s.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2016 | #1 | — | 760 |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #62 | 16,613 | 28,008 |
| IN | 0 | #67 | 5 | 2,963 | |
| AF | 0 | #69 | 8 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| OM | 0 | #80 | 37 | 6,215 | |
| QA | 0 | #83 | 18 | 7,011 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #85 | 4,934 | 22,615 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| KW | 0 | #102 | 15 | 5,216 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #106 | 2,554 | 17,948 |
| AE | 0 | #110 | 68 | 10,220 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #116 | 18 | 6,332 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #130 | 6 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #138 | 144 | 6,912 |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| SA | 0 | #143 | 162 | 10,560 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #158 | 1,173 | 18,755 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #165 | 930 | 18,093 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #181 | 2 | 1,509 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #206 | 2,046 | 16,750 |
| BH | 0 | #213 | 423 | 17,937 | |
| BD | 0 | #214 | 14 | 5,992 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #230 | 41 | 3,535 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #277 | 21 | 7,909 |
| SG | 0 | #277 | 6 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #300 | 20 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #300 | 17 | 15,378 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #302 | 24 | 7,401 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2023 | #305 | 5 | 2,601 |
| MY | 0 | #317 | 14 | 12,352 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #322 | 106 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #332 | 65 | 15,987 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #357 | 21 | 7,057 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #361 | 9 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #375 | 7 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #400 | 189 | 10,045 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #420 | 26 | 10,523 |
| Spain | 0 | #443 | 10 | 2,326 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #445 | 109 | 20,968 |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #473 | 43 | 19,177 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #496 | 10 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #500 | 28 | 12,905 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #509 | 462 | 25,931 |
| LY | 0 | #512 | 24 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #526 | 719 | 25,439 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #533 | 20 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #570 | 62 | 13,121 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #638 | 30 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #649 | 49 | 17,960 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IT | 0 | #704 | 11 | 4,183 | |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #768 | 164 | 5,610 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #870 | 23 | 7,044 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #877 | 10 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #908 | 45 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #919 | 33 | 5,873 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #972 | 23 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #994 | 8 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,007 | 172 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,075 | 405 | 10,046 |
| TR | 0 | #1,077 | 135 | 19,440 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
Rizwan is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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