Mansur
Mansour ; also spelled Mounsor, Monsur (Bengali), Mansoor, Manser, Mansur, Mansyur (Indonesian) or Mensur (Turkish), is a male Arabic name that means "He who is victorious", from the Arabic root naṣr (نصر), meaning "victory."
Meaning & Origin of Mansur
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mansour ; also spelled Mounsor, Monsur (Bengali), Mansoor, Manser, Mansur, Mansyur (Indonesian) or Mensur (Turkish), is a male Arabic name that means "He who is victorious", from the Arabic root naṣr (نصر), meaning "victory."
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The Story of Mansur
Mansur first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 13 Mansurs were born — ranking #6,305 that year. As of 2026, Mansur ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). In total, more than 247 Mansurs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mansur
Mansur is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 247 births in the dataset. Mansur's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #6,305. Use the chart and map above to compare Mansur's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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