Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- The Brightest
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Anwar
Pronunciation
a-nwar, an-war
More about the name
Anwar, Anwer, Anwaar, Anuar, or Anouar is the English transliteration of two given names and surnames of Arabic origin: the masculine given name ʼAnwar (أنور), meaning "luminous" or the feminine given name ʼAnwār (أنوار), meaning "a collection of lights". In Arabic, Anwar is also a comparative adjective with the meaning of "more enlightened".
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1978 (rank #697, 144 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3128, 38 births)
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #10658, 10 births); most recent 2020 (rank #13441, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | – |
| 2024 | 44 | – |
| 2023 | 38 | – |
| 2022 | 41 | – |
| 2021 | 25 | – |
| 2020 | 33 | 6 |
| 2019 | 51 | – |
| 2018 | 35 | – |
| 2017 | 32 | – |
| 2016 | 43 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #793, 32 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1310, 21 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #3794, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | – |
| 2024 | 16 | – |
| 2023 | 16 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
| 2020 | 17 | – |
| 2019 | 16 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #1045, 35 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1301, 25 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2016 | 26 |
| 2015 | 35 |
| 2014 | 24 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence