Isra
Isra was the 1463rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 147 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,232 places. More babies were named Isra in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,463 girls, up 804 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 147girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025147 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,791babies recorded
Isra popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 22 since 2016, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,463 | 147 |
| 2020 | #2,267 | 79 |
| 2010 | #3,174 | 52 |
| 2000 | #4,110 | 30 |
| 1990 | #9,584 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Isra, counting every spelling?
Isra is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,232 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,463 for Isra on its own. Together these spellings went to 172 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isra | 147 | #1,463 | 599 |
| Israa | 25 | #5,146 | 127 |
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 Isra?
147 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Isra (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Isra 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 Isra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Isra?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Isra are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 17. That makes Isra 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.
Isra by state
How common Isra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (14.3×), Virginia (2.7×), New York (2.1×), Ohio (1.5×). In 37 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
These names rose and fell in step with Isra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Isra, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Isra
How popular is the name Isra?
Isra was the 1463rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 147 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,232 places. More babies were named Isra in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Isra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Isra in the US.
Where is Isra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Isra was most common in Minnesota (1.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and New York.