Anuar
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning lunar; related to the moon.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Anuar by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Anuar. In the US, 15 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 18 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Anuar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean the moon
Like Anuar, each of these has the moon in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kamarithe moon; Arabic origin674 in the US (2017)
- Jerichocity of the moon or fragrant204 in the US (2017)
- Artemisgoddess of the hunt and moon in Greek mythology44 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mehtabmoon; moonlight54 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nihalcrescent moon or achieving one's desires31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kamarthe moon40 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Anuar
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