Tanveer
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tan-VEER
- Origin
- Arabic
Tanveer is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “illumination, enlightenment”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tanveer mean?
Arabic: via Urdu and Punjabi, from tanwir
“illumination, enlightenment”
From Arabic tanwir, meaning illumination; the Tanveer spelling reflects South Asian pronunciation.
Is Tanveer a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanveer is a boys' name.
How popular is Tanveer in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tanveer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2020, 19% of the babies named Tanveer in the UK were girls.
Tanveer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Tanveer in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Tanveer in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tanveer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Names like Tanveer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Gurveer Veer Rajveer Aveer Ranveer Manveer Yuvraj Krishiv Shivansh Jaiveer Avi
Names related to Tanveer
More Arabic names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tanveer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanveer, updated 20 October 2026.