Hunor
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HOO-nor
- Origin
- Hungarian
Hunor is a boys' name of Hungarian origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hunor mean?
Hungarian: legendary Hungarian figure
In Hungarian legend Hunor and his twin brother Magor were the ancestors of the Huns and the Magyars.
Is Hunor a girl's or a boy's name?
Hunor is a boys' name.
How popular is Hunor in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hunor in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hunor in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
Names like Hunor
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Henry, Hunter, Edward, Musa, Oscar, Muhammad, Hugo, Hector, Arthur, Yusuf, Carter, Cooper
More Hungarian names
Laszlo, Levente, Timeea, Zoltan, Timea, Zalan, Edina, Botond
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, “Hunor: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hunor, updated 20 October 2026.