Numair
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- noo-MAIR
- Origin
- Arabic
Numair is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “little leopard”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Numair mean?
Arabic: Arabic Numayr, diminutive of nimr 'leopard'
“little leopard”
Is Numair a girl's or a boy's name?
Numair is a boys' name.
How popular is Numair in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Numair in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Numair in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
Names like Numair
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Umair Hamza Uzair Saif Hassan Abdur Fahad Samir Hammad Zahir Habib Ahmed
Names related to Numair
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
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, “Numair: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/numair, updated 20 October 2026.