Iqra
Iqra was the 1472nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 146 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,432 places. More babies were named Iqra in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,472 girls, up 930 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 146girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025146 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,836babies recorded
Iqra popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,472 | 146 |
| 2020 | #2,402 | 73 |
| 2010 | #4,141 | 36 |
| 2000 | #3,356 | 40 |
| 1990 | #10,611 | 7 |
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How popular is Iqra, counting every spelling?
Iqra is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,358 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,472 for Iqra on its own. Together these spellings went to 146 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iqra | 146 | #1,472 | 618 |
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 Iqra?
146 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Iqra (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Iqra 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 57 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Iqra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Iqra?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Iqra are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 20. That makes Iqra 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.
Iqra by state
How common Iqra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (5.5×), Virginia (3.2×), New York (2.9×), Washington (2.2×), Michigan (1.7×). In 40 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 Iqra
How popular is the name Iqra?
Iqra was the 1472nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 146 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,432 places. More babies were named Iqra in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Iqra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Iqra in the US.
Where is Iqra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Iqra was most common in Minnesota (0.42 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and New York.