Hawra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HOW-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
Hawra is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “houri, a maiden of paradise”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hawra mean?
Arabic: from Arabic hawra, a houri
“houri, a maiden of paradise”
Arabic word for a houri, one of the dark-eyed maidens of paradise in Islamic tradition.
Is Hawra a girl's or a boy's name?
Hawra is a girls' name.
How popular is Hawra in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 5 girls.
Hawra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
Names like Hawra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hafsa, Safa, Hiba, Halima, Huda, Husna, Hamna, Rahma, Zainab, Humaira, Amira, Hana
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hawra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hawra, updated 20 October 2026.