Anwar is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “most luminous and lights.” In 2024 it was given to 44 boys in the United States.
Anwar belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “most luminous and lights” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Anwar first appears in Social Security records in 1969. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #697 in 1978, and in 2024 44 babies received the name — 2,723 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Anwar means “most luminous and lights” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Anwar is a boy name. In 2024, 44 babies received the name in the US.
Anwar comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Anwar first appears in US records in 1969. Its best-ever ranking was #697 in 1978, and 44 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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