Qirat
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kih-RAHT
- Origin
- Arabic
Qirat is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Qirat come from?
Arabic: used in Pakistani and other Muslim families; exact root uncertain
Is Qirat a girl's or a boy's name?
Qirat is a girls' name.
How popular is Qirat in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Qirat in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Qirat in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
Names like Qirat
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zainab, Safa, Ayah, Hafsa, Rehmat, Hiba, Aaliyah, Ayat, Safaa, Amira, Khadija, Nusaybah
Names related to Qirat
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
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, “Qirat: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/qirat, updated 20 October 2026.