Is Anwar a boy or girl name?
Anwar is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 44 boys were named Anwar, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.6% of the 2,826 US babies named Anwar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,870
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Anwar since 1969
- 2,826
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 144 babies
Boys and girls named Anwar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 487 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 735 | 19 | 2.5% |
| 1990s | 377 | 31 | 7.6% |
| 2000s | 515 | 28 | 5.2% |
| 2010s | 422 | 19 | 4.3% |
| 2020s | 181 | 6 | 3.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44 | #2,870 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,179 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,006 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,120 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,349 | 6 | #13,604 |
| 2019 | 51 | #2,556 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,249 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,439 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 43 | #2,785 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 43 | #2,768 | 6 | #14,694 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,307 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,626 | 6 | #14,784 |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,183 | 7 | #13,637 |
| 2011 | 55 | #2,319 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,469 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 52 | #2,453 | 10 | #10,765 |
| 2008 | 44 | #2,754 | 5 | #17,810 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,816 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 54 | #2,313 | 6 | #15,330 |
| 2005 | 83 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,346 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,356 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,092 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 49 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,139 | 7 | #11,917 |
| 1999 | 42 | #2,200 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,509 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,167 | 9 | #9,084 |
| 1996 | 46 | #1,935 | 8 | #9,656 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,026 | 6 | #11,902 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,510 | 8 | #9,653 |
| 1993 | 42 | #1,937 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,216 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,923 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 46 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 47 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 41 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 39 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 50 | #1,371 | 5 | #10,784 |
| 1984 | 86 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 85 | #957 | 5 | #10,370 |
| 1982 | 140 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 140 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 61 | #1,166 | 9 | #6,819 |
| 1979 | 92 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 144 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 60 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 51 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 43 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,131 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,872 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,469 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,760 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,965 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Anwar reached #697 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #6,819 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.