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Iqra

Iqra: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“read; recite”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
IK-rah · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Iqra comes from the Arabic imperative meaning 'read' or 'recite'. It is especially significant in Islam as the first word revealed in the Quran.

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How popular is Iqra?

202441.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Iqra in 2024137

2024 rank#1,552 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,690

Iqra is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Iqra

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
  • Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Iqra questions

What does the name Iqra mean?

Iqra means "read; recite". It comes from Arabic. Iqra comes from the Arabic imperative meaning 'read' or 'recite'. It is especially significant in Islam as the first word revealed in the Quran.

Is Iqra a boy or girl name?

Iqra is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Iqra?

137 US babies were named Iqra in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Iqra?

Iqra is usually pronounced IK-rah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.