Anhar
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning lights, rays.
Anhar by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Anhar. In the US, 15 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Anhar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Anhadunstruck; unmanifest sound in Hindu philosophy14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Anha4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Ambaramber; the fossilized resin15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Abrarpious or righteous ones27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Annahgrace; favor; a form of Anna28 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Anhar, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Anhar
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