Ensar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- en-SAR
- Origin
- Arabic
Ensar is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “helpers”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ensar mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Arabic ansar
“helpers”
From Arabic ansar, 'helpers', the name of the people of Medina who sheltered Muhammad and the early Muslims.
Is Ensar a girl's or a boy's name?
Ensar is a boys' name.
How popular is Ensar in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ensar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ensar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
Names like Ensar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oscar, Muhammad, Yahya, Umar, Cooper, Zayan, Rayyan, Eesa, Musa, Rayan, Ezra, Arthur
Names related to Ensar
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ensar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ensar, updated 20 October 2026.