Semra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SEM-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
Semra is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “brown, dusky”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Semra mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of samra
“brown, dusky”
Turkish form of Arabic samra, meaning brown or dusky, used of a woman with a brown complexion.
Is Semra a girl's or a boy's name?
Semra is a girls' name.
How popular is Semra in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 6 girls.
Semra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Semra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saba, Salma, Faiza, Aysha, Sabiha, Fatma, Safia, Zaha, Reema, Samira, Habiba, Suha
Names related to Semra
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, “Semra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/semra, updated 20 October 2026.