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Anwar

Rank in 2024
#2,903
Born in 2024
44
Peak year
1978 · #699
Origin
Arabic

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 44 boys were named Anwar, about 1 in every 38,984.
  • It peaked in 1978 with 144 babies, ranked #699.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1969.
  • 2,723 boys have been named Anwar since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Anwar per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0
    Greatest
  2. 0
    Silent
  3. 0
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 554 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 935 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 771 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 463 babies, 0.02 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Borrowed from Arabic أَنْوَر (ʔanwar, “most luminous”). ==== Proper noun ==== Anwar A male given name from Arabic.

  • A male given name from Arabic.
  • A female given name from Arabic.
Origin
Arabic
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From Wiktionary’s entry for Anwar, CC BY-SA 4.0.