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Tanvir

Boy

Meaning of Tanvir: Punjabi: 'enlightened'

Tanvir is a boy's name most strongly associated with Punjabi naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 12490th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#12490

5 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

278

First recorded 1987 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 16 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 11 babies20002001: 23 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 12 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 7 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 10 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 7 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 5 babies2015: 9 babies2016: 9 babies2017: 5 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 7 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 6 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 5 babies
US babies named Tanvir per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 23.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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