Arwa is an Arabic name that originally meant "female mountain goat" and is understood today as "graceful" or "lively". Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi ruled Yemen for decades around 1100 and remains one of the most celebrated women in Arab history, which has kept the name in steady use. In the United States Arwa ranked number 6237 in 2000, number 2021 in 2023 and reaches number 1944 in 2025, its best position yet.