Ikra
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.
Ikra by the numbers
Ikra was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Ikra
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ikra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Irawatchful, vigilant339 in the US (2017)
- Iqrarecitation; reading162 in England and Wales (2025)
- Isranocturnal journey; from the Quran153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ikramgenerosity, honor4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iskraspark6 in the US (2017)
- Iarawater lady; aquatic spirit of brazilian mythology5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ikra
Names that are said the same way as Ikra, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Iqraa3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Ikra
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