Given name
Munirah
“a lustrous and brilliant woman”
Munirah is a variant of Munira. One Arabic interpretation is “a lustrous and brilliant woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Munirah is a variant of Munira. One Arabic interpretation is “a lustrous and brilliant woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Munirah is a variant of Munira. An origin associated with Munira is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
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
Munirah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 140
- 0 boys · 140 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 237 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Munirah’s family of names
Munirah has a related form in Munira.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.