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Anwar

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What official birth registration shows about Anwar: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Anwar: Recorded since 1967, it reached #446 in 2003, and it stood at #1,307 in 2025.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 1996

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 1996, ranging from #3795 to #3795.1996#3795#3795
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 24 of the 49 years from 1967 to 2015.

In 2015: #485 among boys in Norway, #1186 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1967–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1967

    First recorded at #486 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1967–2015

    Highest recorded position: #446 among boys in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1967–2015).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1307 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #446 in Norway in 2003.

Anwar's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#130721HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#159516HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#153316HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#160915HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#143117HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#150616HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#211210HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#205211HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#157016HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#118622HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#148616HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#161714HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#127020HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#152215HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#140717HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#135817HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#159613HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#105323HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#79332HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#98222HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#111017HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#113215HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#15199HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#113513HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#124111HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#102714HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#85018HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#101014HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#123510HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#4855HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#5444HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#5434HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#4466HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#4965HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4905HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5624HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5804HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#5794HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#6064HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#6034HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#5226HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#6094HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5306HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5745HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5206HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#4598HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4528HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#5475HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#4956HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5056HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5435HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5465HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4865HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Anwar is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Anwar, between 1967 and 2025, in 47 of those 59 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: highest position in 2003England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200619672025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1967–201524#446 in 2003
England and Wales1996–202530#793 in 2006

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1967; it appears again in 1971.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Anwar

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1967–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #446 in Norway in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.