MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Anwar mean?
Anwar is an Arabic comparative form in the nūr light family, while anwār with a long vowel can also be a plural for lights. It is a comparative form, conveying a greater degree of brightness.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अनवर
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
അൻവർ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Anwar in Indian usage
100,056 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (93.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 6,289 records (6.3%).
- Recorded as male: 93,767 records (93.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 716 |
| 1940s | 3,209 |
| 1950s | 8,126 |
| 1960s | 17,728 |
| 1970s | 26,060 |
| 1980s | 28,999 |
| 1990s | 15,017 |
| Other decades | 201 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 40,069 |
| Bihar | 17,490 |
| Rajasthan | 10,574 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 9,828 |
| Jharkhand | 5,743 |
| Delhi | 3,562 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3,427 |
| Kerala | 2,524 |
| Maharashtra | 2,085 |
| Haryana | 1,421 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,197 |
| Punjab | 1,097 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 285 |
| Goa | 242 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 177 |
| Other states | 335 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Anwar / M | 21 | 1,307 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Anwar ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Given-name entry (Wiktionary): Anwar ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Anwar; Table_6, C1319 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Anwar; Table_6, C1319
- Behind the Name: Anwar ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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