MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Munir mean?
Arabic munīr describes something that gives light. The name uses an active participle from the vocabulary of illumination.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मुनीर
Conventional spelling
Arabic
منير
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Munir in Indian usage
26,509 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (94.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,355 records (5.1%).
- Recorded as male: 25,154 records (94.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 433 |
| 1940s | 1,139 |
| 1950s | 2,235 |
| 1960s | 3,460 |
| 1970s | 5,764 |
| 1980s | 8,655 |
| 1990s | 4,723 |
| Other decades | 100 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 9,855 |
| Kerala | 9,725 |
| Maharashtra | 1,811 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,719 |
| Rajasthan | 886 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 680 |
| Bihar | 508 |
| Uttarakhand | 485 |
| Jharkhand | 242 |
| Haryana | 135 |
| Delhi | 133 |
| Other states | 330 |
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 | Munir / M | 8 | 2,664 |
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): Munir ↗ (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 Munir; Table_6, C2845 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Munir; Table_6, C2845
- Wiktionary: منير ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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