How popular is the name Anuar?

329 US babies were named Anuar between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2005.

What careers are people named Anuar over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Anuars show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Anuar

Q: How common is the spelling Anuar?

The most common spelling: 71% of Anuars use it.

Anuar. 329 US babies since 1940, peak 2005. Notable Anuars are 1.6× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2005

329 US babies were named Anuar between 1940 and 2025.

Anuar around the world

Sweden: 36 babies since 1998, peak 2020, No. 1,006 in 2022
France: 85 babies since 1900, peak 2020, No. 2,933 in 2025
England & Wales: 38 babies since 1996, peak 2017, No. 4,975 in 2025
Belgium: 22 babies since 1995, peak 2023

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Anuars end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	1.6×	Low · 5 people
Singer	1.3×	Low · 2 people
Actor	1.1×	Low · 1 people
Model	1.2×	Low · 1 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Anuars show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 71% of Anuars use it

Anuar 71%
Anir 29%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2005)