Azra is a distinctive choice, ranked #885 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Azra in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#885
About the Name Azra
Azra has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 211 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #674 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Azra is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Azra
Unlikely. With around 41 UK babies named Azra per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Azra in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Azra has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 211 places in the last five years. Its peak was #674 in 2020. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Azra is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Azra include: Azra Akın — Azra Akın is a Turkish-Dutch actress, dancer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2002 in London on 7 December 2002.; Azra Bašić — Azra Bašić is a Bosniak former camp guard during the Bosnian War.; Henry Azra — Henry Azra, also spelled Henri Azra, is a Los Angeles–based classical Moroccan musician..
Azra does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Azras in the wild.
41
UK babies named Azra (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 211 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Azra
Likely around 1 other Azra in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Azra
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Azra Akın is a Turkish-Dutch actress, dancer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2002 in London on 7 December 2002. She is best known for series Yağmur Zamanı.
Azra Bašić is a Bosniak former camp guard during the Bosnian War. While working in a detention camp near the majority Serb settlements of Čardak near Derventa, Bašić beat, tortured and subjected Serb civilian prisoners to particular cruelty and killed one prisoner by stabbing him in the neck.
Henry Azra, also spelled Henri Azra, is a Los Angeles–based classical Moroccan musician. Henry Azra is the son of the renowned international Kanunist, Salim Azra, who contributed to much of the success of Samy Elmaghribi and Salim Halali.
Azra Erhat was a Turkish author, archaeologist, academic, classical philologist, and translator. A pioneer of Turkish Humanism, Azra Erhat is especially well known for her published works, including many translations into Turkish from the classical literature of Ancient Greece.
Azra Raza is a Pakistani-American oncologist. She is the Chan Soon-Shiong Professor of Medicine and director of the Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) Center at Columbia University.
Azra Mohyeddin is a Pakistani actress and singer. She is known for her roles in dramas Tum Kon Piya, Do Qadam Door Thay, Yeh Raha Dil, Sanwari, Fasiq and Mohabbat Daagh Ki Soorat.
Azra Catherine Hilary Ghani is a British epidemiologist who is a professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at Imperial College London. Her research considers the mathematical modelling of infectious diseases, including malaria, bovine spongiform encephalopathy and coronavirus.
Azra Bihorac, MD, MS is a Bosnian-American professor, nephrologist, and critical care intensivist who is the senior associate dean of research at the University of Florida College of Medicine and the R. Glenn Davis Professor of Medicine, Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Physiology & Functional Genomics.