Iqrah
Girl · IK-ra · Arabic
Iqrah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “read, recite”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Iqrah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Iqra
“read, recite”
Iqra, read, is the first word of the Quran revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, in the cave of Hira.
- Say it
- IK-ra
Meaning borrowed from Iqra.
Is Iqrah a girl's or a boy's name?
Iqrah is a girls' name.
How popular is Iqrah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 29 girls.
Half of all the girls named Iqrah in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Iqrah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,492 |
| 2002 | 26 | #962 |
| 2001 | 21 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 29 | #854 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,347 |
| 1998 | 18 | #1,199 |
| 1997 | 18 | #1,164 |
| 1996 | 15 | #1,309 |
Names like Iqrah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Farah Hibah Samah Faiza Aakifah Saba Azeemah Ismah Umamah Afrah Izzah Safia
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