Munir
Meaning
luminous, giving light (from nawwara, 'to illuminate')
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Munir has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
807 people · the #9,605 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 42
Among people named Munir living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 24 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Munir
Most people given the name Munir in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Munir deep dive
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