Issra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- is-RAH
- Origin
- Arabic
Issra is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “night journey”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Issra mean?
Arabic: spelling of Isra
“night journey”
Al-Isra is the Prophet Muhammad's miraculous night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem, and the name of the 17th surah.
Meaning borrowed from Isra.
Is Issra a girl's or a boy's name?
Issra is a girls' name.
How popular is Issra in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 6 girls.
Issra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
Names like Issra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Hiba, Hafsa, Rahma, Zainab, Safaa, Abeeha, Huda, Summer, Zoha, Zaha, Husna
Names related to Issra
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, “Issra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/issra, updated 20 October 2026.