Given name
Emra
“one who is brotherly”
Emra is a variant of Emre. One Turkish interpretation is “one who is brotherly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emra is a variant of Emre. One Turkish interpretation is “one who is brotherly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Emra is a variant of Emre. An origin associated with Emre is Turkish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 85
- 6 boys · 79 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,616 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +38%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,616 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 132 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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