Munir
Boy · moo-NEER · Arabic
Munir is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “luminous, shining”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 2,990th for boys in the US (41 babies).
What does Munir mean?
Arabic
“luminous, shining”
From the same Arabic root as nur, 'light', which also gives the names Nur and Anwar.
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Is Munir a girl's or a boy's name?
Munir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 41 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Munir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Munir, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 10 boys.
2025 had more boys named Munir than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Munir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Munir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Munir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,990among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41about 1 in 42,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the US were named Munir, making it the 2,990th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,805th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Munir in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were given Munir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,273, up from #2,990 for this spelling alone.
- Munir 41
- Muneer 7
Munir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #2,990 |
| 2024 | 44 | #2,873 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,345 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,736 |
| 2020 | 43 | #2,805 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,789 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,590 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Munir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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