Iqra
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning recitation; reading.
Babies a year
162
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#281
162 babies · up from #301
Iqra by the numbers
In 2025, 162 babies in England and Wales were named Iqra. In the US, 61 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 65 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Iqra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Iqra
Names that are said the same way as Iqra, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Iqraa3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Iqra
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