Esra

Meaning: Night journey
Origin: Arabic — Turkish/Arabic; compare Isra and Asra

Girl's name · #2662 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Esra is climbing: on the charts since 1982, it reached #2662 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 70 girls given the name last year. Roughly 660 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#417 in Austria (2025) · #480 in France (2025) · #531 in Belgium (2025) · #541 in Netherlands (2025) · #558 in Sweden (2025) · #740 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,006 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,634 in Canada (2024).

Famous Esras

Esra Bilgiç — Turkish actress (born 1992)
Esra Yıldız — Turkish boxer (born 1997)
Esra Dermancıoğlu — Turkish actor (born 1968)
Esra Gümüş — Turkish beach volleyball player (born 1982)
Esra Özatay — Turkish combat pilot (born 1976)

What Esras become

Among 133 notable people named Esra:

Entertainers appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Esra Bilgiç, Turkish actress (born 1992).

Similar names: Hayat · Ezlyn · Azra · Nazli · Isra · Mahira

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