Given name & surname · also Arabic
Azra
“one who is pure; chaste”
Azra is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Azra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,414
- 130 boys · 1,284 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 87 babies
- 2025
- 87
- #2,587 for girls · #4,875 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 17% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 67 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,587 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 20 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Minnesota had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,700 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Azra’s family of names
Azra has a related form in Azraa. Azra has a related form in Azrah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Azra
- Azra AkınTurkish actor and fashion model (born 1981)
- Azra JafariAfghan politicianborn 1978
- Donna AresBosnia and Herzegovina singer (1977–2017)
- Azra HadzicAustralian tennis playerborn 1994
- Azra QuraishiPakistani botanist (1945-2002)
- Azra Sherwaniactress1940–2005
- Azra ErhatTurkish writer (1915–1982)
- Azra BašićCroatian camp guardborn 1959
- Azra GhaniBritish epidemiologist and researcherborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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