Girl’s name · Arabic

Esraa

How to say it: ess-RAH · /esˈraa/

Arabic 'night journey' - refers to the Prophet's Isra, popular spelling of Israa.

Esraa was the 1,697th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 17 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.8-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,270 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,697for girls in 2025
1 in 40,431US babies
17born in 2025
#1,270projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Esraa
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,697
Babies born in 202517
Share of births1 in 40,431
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.8
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,270
In France, 2025#387 among girls’ names, 25 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Esraa is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 10 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Esra

Honouring a Esraa in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Esraa is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #387 for girls in 2025.

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