Iqra
Iqra is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 137 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1370.01% of girls
- Peak year
- 2024137 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1990
- 1,690people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,690 girls have been named Iqra in the United States since 1990, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 137 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2015, and the 2010s alone account for 34%.
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Iqra was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Iqra
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Zaripeak 2022
- Bayanpeak 2024
- Aspenpeak 2022
- Nourapeak 2024
- Hayapeak 2024
- Indigopeak 2021
- Maiseypeak 2023
- Peacepeak 2023
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.