Given name & surname
Mansoor
“one who is victorious with God's help”
Mansoor is a variant of Mansur. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is victorious with God's help.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mansoor is a variant of Mansur. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is victorious with God's help.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mansoor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 333
- 333 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,413 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,413 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,375 as a first name in 2020; 2,000 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mansoor’s family of names
Mansoor has a related form in Mansur. In English usage, Mansoor has a related form in Mancur.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Mansoor
- Mansoor KhanIndian film directorborn 1953
- Mansoor HekmatIranian politician (1951-2002)
- Mansoor AhmedPakistani field hockey player (1968–2018)
- Mansoor Dadullahformer senior military commander of the Taliban1972–2015
- Mansur KhanKhan of Moghulistan from 1503 to 15431484–1544
- Mansoor HosseiniSwedish composerborn 1967
- Mansoor DelaneAmerican football player (born 2003)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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