Isra

Isra was the #1,458 girls' name in the US in 2025 (147 babies), and #294 in England & Wales and #477 in Canada.

Isra as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Isra as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaIrelandScotlandUS
Isra as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,458 (147)#294 (153)#780 (3)#718 (4)#477 (64)
2024#1,613 (129)#298 (144)#790 (3)#898 (3)#566 (52)
2023#1,681 (123)#289 (153)#630 (4)—#486 (60)
2022#1,844 (110)#311 (141)—#747 (4)#902 (29)
2021#2,103 (90)#389 (115)#792 (3)#764 (4)#677 (43)
2020#2,257 (79)#433 (98)—#834 (3)#761 (37)
2019#2,376 (75)#453 (93)——#922 (29)
2018#2,508 (70)#540 (77)#583 (5)—#800 (35)
2017#2,664 (65)#541 (80)#808 (3)—#1,269 (19)
2016#2,798 (61)#485 (89)#798 (3)—#915 (29)
2015#2,685 (66)#625 (66)#806 (3)—#1,202 (20)
2014#3,080 (54)#478 (90)#681 (4)—#808 (34)
2013#2,973 (56)#500 (85)——#1,057 (24)
2012#2,770 (63)#480 (92)——#1,097 (23)
2011#3,303 (49)#464 (92)——#923 (28)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,458.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1985.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Isra is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,600 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,700 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Isra by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #271MNIllinois: #1,014ILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #859NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #939NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,651CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #704VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,224TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Isra (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#46227
Quebec2025#6696

Isra (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IsraCanadaGirls#47764
IsraEngland & WalesGirls#294153
IsraIrelandGirls#7184
IsraNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
IsraScotlandGirls#7803
IsraUSGirls#1,458147
IsraUSBoys#12,0085