girl's name
Taqwa
- Origin Indian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 474
Taqwa is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Taqwa is a name of Indian origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 22 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2005.
Taqwa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 27 |
| 2010s | 76 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 108 |
How popular is Taqwa?
In 2025, Taqwa was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Taqwa is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Taqwa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Taqwa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Taqwa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Taqwa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Taqwa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Taqwa
How popular is the name Taqwa?
In 2025, Taqwa was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Taqwa a girl's or a boy's name?
Taqwa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Taqwa most popular?
Taqwa peaked in 2024, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Taqwa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Taqwa currently ranks #1,652 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.