Anuar first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1981. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2005, 19 babies received the name (ranked #4478). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7227), with roughly 12 babies named Anuar each year. Anuar's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 322 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.