Anwar
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning more luminous or brighter.
Anwar by the numbers
In 2025, 21 babies in England and Wales were named Anwar. In the US, 32 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 144 babies in 1978, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Anwar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean light
Like Anwar, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Lucasbringer of light; from Lucania12,963 in the US (2017)
- Lukefrom Lucania; light9,168 in the US (2017)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Lucabringer of light3,266 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
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