Ikra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- IK-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
Ikra is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “read, recite”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ikra mean?
Arabic: variant of Iqra
“read, recite”
Variant of Iqra, the first word revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in the Quran, meaning read or recite.
Is Ikra a girl's or a boy's name?
Ikra is a girls' name.
How popular is Ikra in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 76 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ikra in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Ikra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,215 |
| 2004 | 38 | #794 |
| 2003 | 32 | #877 |
| 2002 | 36 | #762 |
| 2001 | 53 | #588 |
| 2000 | 69 | #480 |
| 1999 | 65 | #503 |
| 1998 | 76 | #447 |
| 1997 | 49 | #599 |
| 1996 | 40 | #662 |
Names like Ikra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aysha Saba Faiza Iqra Fatma Salma Reema Sasha Sana Suha Habiba Sabiha
Names related to Ikra
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, “Ikra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ikra, updated 20 October 2026.