Kanwar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KUN-war
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Kanwar is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “prince”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Kanwar mean?
Sanskrit: Punjabi and Hindi title, from Sanskrit kumara
“prince”
A traditional title for a prince or a nobleman's son, from Sanskrit kumara 'young prince'.
Is Kanwar a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanwar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kanwar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 267% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Kanwar, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Kanwar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
Names like Kanwar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh, Avyaan, Krishiv, Aarav, Arjan, Vihaan, Aviraj, Nirvair, Kartar, Rudransh, Gurbaaz, Bodhi
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veer, Veda, India, Avani
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, “Kanwar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kanwar, updated 20 October 2026.