Girl’s name · Arabic

Youssra

How to say it: yooss-RAH · /jusˈʁa/

From Arabic yusra meaning 'ease, prosperity' - feminine name popular in North Africa.

Youssra was the 860th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, 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

#860for girls in 2025
1 in 12,653US babies
0born in 2025
#687projected for 2030
1870sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Youssra
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#860
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 12,653
Peak decade1870s
Change over 10 years×2.2
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#687
In France, 2025#267 among girls’ names, 35 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

Youssra peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 1870s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Youssra also love

Nicknames

  • Yous
  • Soussa

Honouring a Youssra in the family

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #267 for girls in 2025.

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