The first name Mansour
A boy’s name from Arabic.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Borrowed from Arabic مَنْصُور (manṣūr).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 boys were named Mansour, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 9 births (#2,126).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mansour with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mansour at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 boys born in the United States were named Mansour, the 9,414th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2019, when 23 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Mansouri
- Manzoor
- Mansur
Famous people named Mansour
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mansour bin Zayed Al NahyanEmirati royal and politician, born 1970
- Mansour AbbasArab-Israeli dentist and politician, born 1974
- Mansour BoutaboutAlgerian footballer, born 1978
- Al-Mustansir36th and Penultimate Abbasid Caliph (r. 1226–1242)
- Al-RashidAbbasid caliph in Baghdad (r. 1135–1136)
- Mansoor DadullahFormer senior military commander of the Taliban, 1972–2015
- Mansoor Al-NajaiFootballer, born 1978
More Arabic boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Mansour mean?
- Borrowed from Arabic مَنْصُور (manṣūr).
- What is the origin of the name Mansour?
- Borrowed from Arabic مَنْصُور (manṣūr).
- How popular is the name Mansour?
- In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Mansour, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 2009, with 9 births.
- Is Mansour a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 411 US babies named Mansour since 1880 were boys.
- When was Mansour most popular?
- 2019 in the United States, when 23 babies were named Mansour, its highest rank at 4,424th.
- What are other spellings of Mansour?
- Mansouri, Manzoor and Mansur.
- Is Mansour also a surname?
- Yes. Mansour is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.