Isra
Girl · is-RAH · Arabic
Isra is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “night journey”. In 2025 it ranked 308th for girls in the UK (156 babies) and 1,458th for girls in the US (147 babies).
What does Isra mean?
Arabic
“night journey”
Al-Isra is the Prophet Muhammad's miraculous night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem, and the name of the 17th surah.
- Say it
- is-RAH
Is Isra a girl's or a boy's name?
Isra is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 156 girls in the UK and 147 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Isra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #308among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 156about 1 in 1,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 68% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 156 girls in the UK were named Isra, making it the 308th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 456th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 157 girls.
Half of all the girls named Isra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 177 girls in the UK were given Isra or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #286, up from #308 for this spelling alone.
- Isra 156
- Israa 21
Among girls in 2025, it was 294th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Isra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156 | #308 |
| 2024 | 147 | #324 |
| 2023 | 157 | #308 |
| 2022 | 142 | #340 |
| 2021 | 118 | #419 |
| 2020 | 99 | #456 |
| 2019 | 93 | #493 |
| 2018 | 82 | #560 |
| 2017 | 83 | #566 |
| 2016 | 92 | #513 |
| 2015 | 69 | #648 |
| 2014 | 94 | #503 |
| 2013 | 85 | #542 |
| 2012 | 94 | #510 |
| 2011 | 93 | #503 |
| 2010 | 85 | #529 |
| 2009 | 59 | #687 |
| 2008 | 63 | #648 |
| 2007 | 45 | #789 |
| 2006 | 45 | #757 |
| 2005 | 41 | #769 |
| 2004 | 39 | #774 |
| 2003 | 35 | #823 |
| 2002 | 21 | #1,121 |
| 2001 | 22 | #1,042 |
| 2000 | 27 | #898 |
| 1999 | 23 | #1,005 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Isra in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,458among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 147about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 78% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 147 girls in the US were named Isra, making it the 1,458th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,257th. It first appears in the records in 1985. 5 boys were also named Isra in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had the most girls named Isra of any year since it first appeared, in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Isra in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 172 girls in the US were given Isra or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,171, up from #1,458 for this spelling alone.
- Isra 147
- Israa 25
Isra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 147 | #1,458 |
| 2024 | 129 | #1,613 |
| 2023 | 123 | #1,681 |
| 2022 | 110 | #1,844 |
| 2021 | 90 | #2,103 |
| 2020 | 79 | #2,257 |
| 2019 | 75 | #2,376 |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,508 |
| 2017 | 65 | #2,664 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2,798 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,685 |
| 2014 | 54 | #3,078 |
| 2013 | 56 | #2,972 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,769 |
| 2011 | 49 | #3,302 |
| 2010 | 52 | #3,158 |
| 2009 | 39 | #3,943 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,994 |
| 2007 | 41 | #3,847 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 31 | #4,369 |
| 2004 | 31 | #4,383 |
| 2003 | 34 | #3,942 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 30 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
Names like Isra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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