Given name · also Arabic
Isra
“one who travels in the evening”·“an independent man; one who is free”
Isra is used as a given name. Interpretations include “one who travels in the evening” (Arabic) and “an independent man; one who is free” (Turkish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who travels in the evening” (Arabic) and “an independent man; one who is free” (Turkish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Arabic and Turkish naming traditions.
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Isra is a diminutive of Israel.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Spanish use, Isra is a diminutive of Israel. The history of Israel gives this family its wider story. Israel appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Isra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,791
- 22 boys · 1,769 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 152 babies
- 2025
- 152
- #1,463 for girls · #12,759 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +74%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 147 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,463 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 71.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (21). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,297 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.
Isra’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Isra is a diminutive of Israel. Isra has a related form in Israt. In English usage, Isra has a diminutive in Izzy.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Isra
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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