Sidra

Meaning: Star-like
Origin: Latin/Arabic — Also short for the holy tree Sidrat al-Muntaha

Girl's name · #1366 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Sidra is climbing: on the charts since 1949, it reached #1366 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 160 girls given the name last year. Roughly 1,900 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

In recent years, Sidra ran about 10× its national rate in Minnesota.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Sidra ranks in other countries and regions.

#38 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #220 in Belgium (2025) · #221 in Sweden (2025) · #377 in Austria (2025) · #393 in France (2025) · #418 in Norway (2025) · #459 in England & Wales (2025) · #479 in Ireland (2025) · #534 in Scotland (2025) · #597 in Netherlands (2025) · #997 in Switzerland (2025) · #607 in Canada (2024).

Famous Sidras

Sidra Nawaz — Pakistani cricketer (born 1994)
Sidra Ameen — Pakistani cricketer (born 1992)
Sidra Sadaf — Pakistani racing cyclist
Sidra Batool — Pakistani actress
Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi — American literary scholar

In stories & tradition

Sidra — A Closed and Common Orbit (book)

What Sidras become

Among 20 notable people named Sidra:

No single standout — notable Sidras spread across many fields.

Similar names: Iqra · Zinnia · Anora · Kapri · Azra · Syeda

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