Munira is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning “luminous.” In 2024 it was given to 34 girls in the United States.
Munira belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “luminous” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Monireh.
In the United States, Munira first appears in Social Security records in 1981. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3592 in 2019, and in 2024 34 babies received the name — 699 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Munira means “luminous” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Munira is a girl name. In 2024, 34 babies received the name in the US.
Munira comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition. It is also spelled Monireh.
Munira first appears in US records in 1981. Its best-ever ranking was #3592 in 2019, and 34 babies were given the name in 2024.
Munira is pronounced /muːnɪəɹə/ (IPA).
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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