Munir

maleStatistical record

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

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

Munir: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,799 in 2002, and it stood at #3,254 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
28times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1799highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2020
1997	#2859
1998	#2901
1999	#2425
2000	#2501
2001	#2220
2002	#1799
2003	#2189
2004	#3009
2005	#3849
2006	#2870
2007	#2023
2008	#1953
2009	#2837
2010	#2629
2011	#3300
2012	#2117
2013	#2660
2014	#3362
2015	#2150
2016	#2556
2017	#3996
2018	#4749
2019	#2488
2020	#3334
2022	#2755
2023	#4107
2024	#3254

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 28 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1799 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Munir by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Munir in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	15	4 of 10	4
2000s	59	10 of 10	6
2010sbusiest	67	10 of 10	7
2020s	22	4 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Munir appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1799 in England and Wales in 2002.

Munir'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3254	6	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4107	4	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2755	7	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3334	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2488	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#4749	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3996	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2556	8	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2150	10	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3362	5	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2660	7	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2117	10	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3300	5	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2629	7	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2837	6	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1953	10	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2023	9	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2870	5	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3849	3	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3009	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2189	6	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1799	7	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2220	5	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2501	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2425	4	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2901	3	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2859	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2020	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 28 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,799, first reached in 2002.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in England and Wales in 2008.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
25 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#3,254position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
10births registered in its largest year, 2008Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Munro · #307, 11y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Alfonso · #1799, 25y
Anson · #1799, 26y
Paramveer · #1799, 25y
Sajjad · #1799, 25y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Abdifatah · #1799, 17y
Alfonso · #1799, 25y
Anson · #1799, 26y
Paramveer · #1799, 25y

Munir and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Munir without appearing here.

Munir moved ahead of

Ole Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2488 and #1745 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #2755 and #4789.
Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2837 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #2660 and #4685.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4107 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #5119.
Jade Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4107 and #2813 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Munir

Matheo Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3996 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #4749 and #2693.
Tadhg Compare
In 1996 they stood at #2020 and #2357 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #2859 and #1174.
Gunnar Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2488 and #2728 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #3334 and #1935.
Hunter Compare
In 2003 they stood at #2189 and #2857 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #3009 and #1878.

Moved the opposite way to Munir

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Munir went from #2020 to #3254 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Munir went from #2020 to #3254 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Munir went from #2020 to #3254 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Munir went from #2020 to #3254 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Munir

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Munir went from #2020 to #3254 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Munir went from #2020 to #3254 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Munir went from #2020 to #3254 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Munir went from #2020 to #3254 and Alex from #43 to #171.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1799 in England and Wales in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Munir

Munir at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Munir by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Munir appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Munir at a glance

Munir by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Munir appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Munir and the names beside it

Munir moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Munir

Moved the opposite way to Munir

Moved the same way as Munir