Girl name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Munira

moo-NEE-rah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
luminous; radiant; bright
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
light · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4251
2024 births34
Peak year2019
First appeared1981
Total US births699
2019 peak19811992200320132024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Muni
Alternate spellings
MuneeraMunirah
In other languages
Munire (Turkish)Monireh (Persian)

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Notable people named Munira

Princess Munira of Saudi Arabia