Kasra
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kas-RAH
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Kasra is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “of good fame”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Kasra mean?
Persian: form of Khosrow, from Avestan Haosravah
“of good fame”
Kasra comes from Khosrow, the name of two great Sasanian kings of Persia.
Is Kasra a girl's or a boy's name?
Kasra is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kasra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Kasra, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kasra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Kasra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Kasra in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,140th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Kasra, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Kasra in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kasra in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
Names like Kasra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Yahya, Hamza, Ayaan, Mustafa, Muhammad, Eesa, Aarav, Taha, Rayyan, Ibrahim, Talha
Names related to Kasra
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kasra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kasra, updated 20 October 2026.