Anwar
Boy · AN-war · Arabic
Anwar is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “brighter, more luminous”. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 3,127th for boys in the US (38 babies).
What does Anwar mean?
Arabic
“brighter, more luminous”
Borne by Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, who shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize with Menachem Begin.
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Is Anwar a girl's or a boy's name?
Anwar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the UK and 38 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anwar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,372among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Anwar, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,462nd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 32 boys.
2025 had more boys named Anwar than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Anwar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Anwar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,462 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 23 | #1,139 |
| 2006 | 32 | #864 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,066 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Anwar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,127among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 45,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the US were named Anwar, making it the 3,127th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 1978, with 144 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Anwar in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anwar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,127 |
| 2024 | 44 | #2,873 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,175 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,001 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 51 | #2,555 |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,237 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,437 |
| 2016 | 43 | #2,782 |
| 2015 | 43 | #2,765 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,621 |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,176 |
| 2011 | 55 | #2,316 |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,466 |
| 2009 | 52 | #2,450 |
| 2008 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2006 | 54 | #2,309 |
| 2005 | 83 | #1,633 |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,340 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,345 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,088 |
| 2001 | 49 | #2,113 |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,132 |
| 1999 | 42 | #2,196 |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,504 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,161 |
| 1996 | 46 | #1,929 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 42 | #1,928 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,209 |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,913 |
| 1990 | 46 | #1,725 |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,673 |
| 1988 | 47 | #1,548 |
| 1987 | 41 | #1,653 |
| 1986 | 39 | #1,644 |
| 1985 | 50 | #1,370 |
| 1984 | 86 | #950 |
| 1983 | 85 | #956 |
| 1982 | 140 | #741 |
| 1981 | 140 | #730 |
| 1980 | 61 | #1,166 |
| 1979 | 92 | #914 |
| 1978 | 144 | #697 |
| 1977 | 60 | #1,121 |
| 1976 | 51 | #1,210 |
| 1975 | 43 | #1,322 |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,471 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,122 |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,871 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,463 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
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