Yousra
How to say it: YOOS-ra · /ˈjusʁa/
Arabic 'yusra' meaning 'ease, prosperity' - Quranic term, popular in North Africa.
Yousra was the 860th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 16 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.2-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #687 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 | #860 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 16 |
| Share of births | 1 in 12,653 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.2 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #687 |
| In France, 2025 | #267 among girls’ names, 130 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Yousra 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 Yousra is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #267 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Yousra
- Yousra Ben Jemaa (born 1986)Tunisian paralympic athlete
- Yousra Abdel Razek (born 1995)Egyptian table tennis player
- Yousra Elbagir (born 1992)Sudanese–British journalist
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