Bushra
How to say it: BOOSH-ruh · /ˈbʊʃrə/
Arabic 'bushra' meaning 'good news, glad tidings' - traditional and widely used across Muslim world.
Bushra was the 2,487th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 44 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 44% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,477 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #2,487 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 44 |
| Share of births | 1 in 75,348 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +44% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,477 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Bushra is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Bushra is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, Hindi.
In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Bushra
- Bushra al-Assad (born 1960)Daughter of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad
- Bushra Ansari (born 1956)Pakistani actress
- Bushra al-Maqtari (born 1979)Yemeni writer and political activist
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