Ikhra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- IK-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
Ikhra is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “read, recite”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ikhra mean?
Arabic: spelling of Ikra, itself a variant of Iqra
“read, recite”
Variant of Iqra, the first word revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in the Quran, meaning read or recite.
Meaning borrowed from Ikra.
Is Ikhra a girl's or a boy's name?
Ikhra is a girls' name.
How popular is Ikhra in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 6 girls.
Ikhra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
Names like Ikhra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faiza, Saba, Aysha, Iqra, Fatma, Salma, Reema, Suha, Zaha, Habiba, Sabiha, Fariha
Names related to Ikhra
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Ikhra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ikhra, updated 20 October 2026.