babyNamedEsra
“night journey”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Turkish and Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 578th
- births in 2023–2025
- 245
- babies born in France
- 1 in 7,407
- +8.9% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Esra
Esra is thought to mean “night journey” and is of Turkish and Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Esra in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Esra has been rising (+8.9% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Esra every 27 schools, all spellings combined.
Esra in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,080th girls’ name94 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,168+10.9% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,481st girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 11,036
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
164 babies in 3 years1 girl in 29,464+16.5% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Esraa65
- Essra15
- Esrah5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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