Asra
Girl · AS-ra · Arabic
Asra is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “travelled by night”. In 2025 it ranked 1,247th for girls in the UK (27 babies) and 3,388th for girls in the US (45 babies).
What does Asra mean?
Arabic
“travelled by night”
The Arabic verb used in the Qur'an for the Prophet Muhammad's Night Journey, al-Isra.
- Say it
- AS-ra
Is Asra a girl's or a boy's name?
Asra is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 girls in the UK and 45 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Asra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,247among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 10,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 27 girls in the UK were named Asra, making it the 1,247th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th.
2025 had the most girls named Asra of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Asra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,197th in England and Wales.
Asra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #1,247 |
| 2024 | 26 | #1,321 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 24 | #1,406 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,628 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,913 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,941 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 14 | #2,061 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Asra in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,388among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 36,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 114% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 45 girls in the US were named Asra, making it the 3,388th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,546th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 71 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Asra in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Asra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3,388 |
| 2024 | 71 | #2,508 |
| 2023 | 53 | #3,091 |
| 2022 | 55 | #2,995 |
| 2021 | 28 | #4,715 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4,546 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5,039 |
| 2018 | 24 | #5,311 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4,693 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Names like Asra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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