Anwar
Girl and boy name
Anwar meaning
More bright, more brilliant, more radiant, more luminous.
Anwar at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- أنوارAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,867 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #13,441 in 2020
- Meaning themes
Anwar popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | #3,936 | 6 |
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1978 | #697 | 144 |
| 1980 | #1,166 | 61 |
| 1990 | #1,730 | 46 |
| 2000 | #2,136 | 47 |
| 2010 | #2,466 | 50 |
| 2020 | #3,342 | 33 |
| 2024 | #2,867 | 44 |
All 56 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | #3,936 | 6 |
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1971 | #2,465 | 15 |
| 1972 | #1,871 | 23 |
| 1973 | #2,124 | 19 |
| 1974 | #1,471 | 35 |
| 1975 | #1,322 | 43 |
| 1976 | #1,210 | 51 |
| 1977 | #1,121 | 60 |
| 1978 | #697 | 144 |
| 1979 | #913 | 92 |
| 1980 | #1,166 | 61 |
| 1981 | #730 | 140 |
| 1982 | #741 | 140 |
| 1983 | #956 | 85 |
| 1984 | #951 | 86 |
| 1985 | #1,371 | 50 |
| 1986 | #1,645 | 39 |
| 1987 | #1,655 | 41 |
| 1988 | #1,553 | 47 |
| 1989 | #1,678 | 46 |
| 1990 | #1,730 | 46 |
| 1991 | #1,919 | 40 |
| 1992 | #2,214 | 34 |
| 1993 | #1,933 | 42 |
| 1994 | #2,502 | 30 |
| 1995 | #3,019 | 23 |
| 1996 | #1,933 | 46 |
| 1997 | #2,164 | 40 |
| 1998 | #2,507 | 34 |
| 1999 | #2,199 | 42 |
| 2000 | #2,136 | 47 |
| 2001 | #2,117 | 49 |
| 2002 | #2,092 | 51 |
| 2003 | #2,349 | 45 |
| 2004 | #2,344 | 48 |
| 2005 | #1,635 | 83 |
| 2006 | #2,310 | 54 |
| 2007 | #2,811 | 42 |
| 2008 | #2,752 | 44 |
| 2009 | #2,451 | 52 |
| 2010 | #2,466 | 50 |
| 2011 | #2,317 | 55 |
| 2012 | #3,179 | 35 |
| 2013 | #2,623 | 45 |
| 2014 | #3,297 | 33 |
| 2015 | #2,764 | 43 |
| 2016 | #2,783 | 43 |
| 2017 | #3,438 | 32 |
| 2018 | #3,240 | 35 |
| 2019 | #2,556 | 51 |
| 2020 | #3,342 | 33 |
| 2021 | #4,116 | 25 |
| 2022 | #3,002 | 41 |
| 2023 | #3,174 | 38 |
| 2024 | #2,867 | 44 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 |
| 2020 | #13,441 | 6 |
All 15 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 |
| 1983 | #10,274 | 5 |
| 1985 | #10,678 | 5 |
| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 |
| 1995 | #11,782 | 6 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 |
| 2008 | #17,501 | 5 |
| 2009 | #10,678 | 10 |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 |
| 2013 | #14,580 | 6 |
| 2015 | #14,477 | 6 |
| 2020 | #13,441 | 6 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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