Asra
Asra is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Asra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Asra is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Asra
Asra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 79 births, good for #2,325 nationwide. About 61% of every Asra on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Asra ranks #2,325 for baby girls with 79 births, rising sharply (+143% over the past five years). All told, over 637 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Asra
Asra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 637 births in the dataset. Asra's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,325. Use the chart and map above to compare Asra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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