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Girl name

Iqra

100% girls · 146 born in 2025

Iqra has been given to about 1,836 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,823
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Iqra per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 146
  • Born in 2025146
  • All time1,836
  • England & Wales, 2025#281 · 162

How popular is Iqra?

Its best year was 2025, when 146 babies were given the name, ranking 1472nd. The typical living American called Iqra is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Iqra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Yara0.69
  2. Kiara0.65
  3. Ciara0.65
  4. Tiara0.65
  5. Kiera0.65
  6. Ciera0.65
  7. Sierra0.63
  8. Tiera0.65

Middle names for Iqra

Ranked by flow score
  1. Iqra Josephine0.84
  2. Iqra Rose0.83
  3. Iqra Louise0.83
  4. Iqra June0.82
  5. Iqra Pearl0.82
  6. Iqra Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Iqra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jasielbrother · 0.95
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.95
  3. Hazielbrother · 0.95
  4. Maisysister · 0.94
  5. Kiyomisister · 0.94
  6. Emilianasister · 0.94

Where Iqra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Michigan0.02%
  2. Minnesota0.01%
  3. New York0.01%
  4. Illinois0.01%
  5. Washington0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Iqra White0.78
  2. Iqra Reyes0.78
  3. Iqra Nguyen0.78
  4. Iqra Moore0.78
  5. Iqra Lee0.78
  6. Iqra Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Iqra

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Iqra across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.