Anwar

Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys

Meaning

Anwar is the English transliteration of two Arabic names commonly used in the Arab world by both Arab Christians and Muslims: the male given name ʼAnwar, meaning "luminous" or the female given name ʼAnwār, meaning "a collection of lights".

From Wikipedia

Anwar first appears in the data in 1969 and has been recorded in 56 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1978 with 144 babies (rank #697 that year). In 2024 it was given to 44 boys (rank #2,870). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Anwar

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Anwar yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,826

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

144

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Anwar

Anwar Sadatopinion journalist · b. 1918
Anwar Ibrahimpolitician · b. 1947
Anwar al-Awlaqiengineer · b. 1971
Anwar El Ghaziassociation football player · b. 1995

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1969	6	#3,965
1970	5	#4,760
1971	15	#2,469
1972	23	#1,872
1973	19	#2,131
1974	35	#1,472
1975	43	#1,322
1976	51	#1,210
1977	60	#1,122
1978	144	#697
1979	92	#913
1980	61	#1,166
1981	140	#730
1982	140	#741
1983	85	#957
1984	86	#951
1985	50	#1,371
1986	39	#1,646
1987	41	#1,658
1988	47	#1,554
1989	46	#1,683
1990	46	#1,730
1991	40	#1,923
1992	34	#2,216
1993	42	#1,937
1994	30	#2,510
1995	23	#3,026
1996	46	#1,935
1997	40	#2,167
1998	34	#2,509
1999	42	#2,200
2000	47	#2,139
2001	49	#2,119
2002	51	#2,092
2003	45	#2,356
2004	48	#2,346
2005	83	#1,636
2006	54	#2,313
2007	42	#2,816
2008	44	#2,754
2009	52	#2,453
2010	50	#2,469
2011	55	#2,319
2012	35	#3,183
2013	45	#2,626
2014	33	#3,307
2015	43	#2,768
2016	43	#2,785
2017	32	#3,439
2018	35	#3,249
2019	51	#2,556
2020	33	#3,349
2021	25	#4,120
2022	41	#3,006
2023	38	#3,179
2024	44	#2,870