Anwar comes from the Arabic tradition, meaning Brighter, clearer.
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How popular is Anwar?
1978peak year
Anwar has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #3132), with about 40 babies named Anwar each year. In 1978, 144 babies received the name (ranked #697). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 2,826.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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