Is Anwar a boy or girl name?

Anwar is a boy’s name. Of the 2,864 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.6% were girls and 96.4% were boys.

Anwar

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Anwar was most popular in 1978, when 144 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,619 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,717, with 38 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,864 people named Anwar.

Anwar over time

Births per year. The dot marks Anwar’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Anwar a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Anwar is a boy’s name — 3.6% of the 2,864 Americans given it were girls and 96.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Anwar

Where Anwar is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org