Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Anwar

AN-war · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Luminous; brighter
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
light
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2870
2024 births44
Peak year1978
First appeared1969
Total US births2,723
1978 peak19691983199720102024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Anu
Alternate spellings
AnvarAnwer
In other languages
Anwar (Arabic)Enver (Turkish)Anvar (Uzbek)

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