Esra
Esra was the 2662nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,481 places. More babies were named Esra in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,662 girls, up 1,921 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65girls
- Girls and boys
- 92% girls, 8% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202565 babies
- Total since 1880
- 687babies recorded
Esra popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,662 | — | 65 | — |
| 2020 | #4,583 | #12,630 | 29 | 5 |
| 2010 | #8,879 | — | 13 | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | #10,556 | — | 7 | — |
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| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Esra, counting every spelling?
Esra is the most common spelling of a name family that had 82 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 82 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esra | 65 | #2,662 | 244 |
| Esraa | 17 | #6,624 | 86 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Esra?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Esra (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Esra born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Esra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Esra?
About 700 people born in the US named Esra are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 21. That makes Esra a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Esra by state
How common Esra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Esra
How popular is the name Esra?
Esra was the 2662nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,481 places. More babies were named Esra in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Esra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 92% girls, 8% boys given the name Esra in the US.
Where is Esra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Esra was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Pennsylvania.