Munira
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning illuminating or shining.
Babies a year
12
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2278
12 babies
Munira by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Munira. In the US, 26 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 American peak was 37 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Munira. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Munisafriendly, sociable woman8 in the US (2017)
- Monicaadvisor; one who warns469 in the US (2017)
- Moirafate; destiny; share132 in the US (2017)
- Mairaself-sustaining, generous76 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mahiraskilled; proficient; expert69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Meiralight or shining one62 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Munira, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Munira
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