babyNamedIkra
“read!, recite!”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,489th
- births in 2023–2025
- 70
- babies born in France
- 1 in 25,641
- +5.7% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Ikra
Ikra is thought to mean “read!, recite!” and is of Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Ikra in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Ikra has been rising (+5.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ikra every 86 schools, all spellings combined.
Ikra in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 51,189
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), United States, 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
- Iqra (in French)35
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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