Given name
Yousra
Yousra is a feminine given name from Arabic. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yousra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 324
- 0 boys · 324 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #7,122 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,122 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 33.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 528 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.
Yousra’s family of names
Yousra may belong to the same name family as YOUSSRA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Yousra
- Youssra KarimMoroccan Paralympic athlete,actress,singer,child actress and athleteborn 1997
- Yousra Ben JemaaTunisian paralympic athleteborn 1986
- Yousra Abdel RazekEgyptian table tennis playerborn 1995
- Yousra ElbagirSudanese–British journalistborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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