Tanvir comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Simple: radiant, shining light | formal: illuminating, enlightening, insightful.
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How popular is Tanvir?
1996peak year
Tanvir first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1987. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1996, 16 babies received the name (ranked #4166). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #10802), with roughly 7 babies named Tanvir each year. Tanvir has been declining in recent years. In total, around 273 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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