Anwar

Boy Arabic #3179 in 2023

Anwar is a boy name of Arabic origin.

Meaning of Anwar

Anwar is the English transliteration of two Arabic names commonly used in the Arab world by both Arab Christians and Muslims: the male given name ʼAnwar (أنور), meaning "luminous" or the female given name ʼAnwār (أنوار), meaning "a collection of lights".

Popularity of Anwar

Popularity, 1969–2023

38 births in 2023

1969 2023

2,679 U.S. births recorded from 1969–2023.

Peak year

1978

144 babies

First recorded

1969

54 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Summary adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.