Given name
Shraga
“fire, lantern”
Shraga is used as a given name. One interpretation is “fire, lantern.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “fire, lantern.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shraga through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 733
- 733 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #3,369 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,369 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 538 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.
Shraga’s family of names
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Shraga
- Shraga BarIsraeli footballer1948–2025
- Shraga WeinbergIsraeli wheelchair tennis playerborn 1966
- Shraga WeilIsraeli painter (1918-2009)
- Shraga GorenIsraeli politician (1898–1972)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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