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Esra

EZ-rah

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Turkish/Arabic name meaning 'night journey.' References the Isra and Mi'raj, an important Islamic spiritual event, with both mystical and contemporary appeal.”

Popularity Over Time

Esra US popularity rank over timeRank 15057 in 1993 to rank 2782 in 2024. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2782#8920#15057198220002024

Esra is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

ArabicTurkish

Syllables

2

Style

ModernEtherealSoftElegantCelestial

Famous Bearers

  • Esra Bilgiç (Turkish actress)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

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Ezra

Hebrew Top 50

Amira

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Samir

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Amir

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Yasmin

Arabic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Farrah

Arabic Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across Turkish, Arabic, and Islamic cultures

People Also Ask

Turkish/Arabic name meaning 'night journey.' References the Isra and Mi'raj, an important Islamic spiritual event, with both mystical and contemporary appeal.

Esra is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Esra works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Esra include Samir, Amir, Yasmin, Farrah.