Manar
Girl · ma-NAR · Arabic
Manar is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lighthouse, beacon”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Manar mean?
Arabic
“lighthouse, beacon”
From the same root as manara, 'lighthouse', the source of the English word minaret.
- Say it
- ma-NAR
Is Manar a girl's or a boy's name?
Manar is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Manar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Manar, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Manar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Manar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,593 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
How popular is Manar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,545among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Manar, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 2002, with 47 girls. It first appears in the records in 1983.
2025 had more girls named Manar than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Manar in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Manar in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7,247 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5,620 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5,286 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5,112 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5,061 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5,096 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,544 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4,303 |
| 2002 | 47 | #3,065 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 21 | #5,307 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
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