Iqra

“Read, recite — imperative of Arabic qara'a” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1472 in the US (2025) · Trending

Iqra is climbing: on the charts since 1990, it reached #1472 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 150 girls given the name last year. Roughly 1,800 have carried it all-time. In Minnesota it runs about 5× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,600 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 2,700 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 3,000 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Iqras

Iqra Aziz — Pakistani actress
Iqra Choudhary — Indian politician
Iqra Rasool — cricketer
Iqra Khalid — Canadian politician
Iqra Ismail — English football manager

In stories & tradition

Iqra Ahmed — EastEnders

Similar names: Sidra · Zyra · Emaan · Isra · Azra · Mahira

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