Isra is a distinctive choice, ranked #298 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Isra in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#298
About the Name Isra
Isra is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 135 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #289 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Isra 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 Isra
Unlikely. With around 144 UK babies named Isra per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Isra in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Isra is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 135 places over the last five years to #298 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Isra 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 Isra include: Saldi Isra — Saldi Isra is an Indonesian jurist and law professor.; Isra Domínguez — Israel Domínguez Velasco is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for Sevilla Atlético.; Isra Kanyemba — Isra Peter Nevermind Jelekeni Kanyemba is a Namibian politician from Independent Patriots for Change who has been a member of the Parliament of Namibia since....
Isra does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Isras in the wild.
144
UK babies named Isra (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 135 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Isra
Likely around 1 other Isra in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Isra
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Saldi Isra is an Indonesian jurist and law professor. In April 2017, he became a Justice of the Indonesian Constitutional Court, one of the nation's two top courts.
Isra Peter Nevermind Jelekeni Kanyemba is a Namibian politician from Independent Patriots for Change who has been a member of the Parliament of Namibia since 2025. He was 20th on the party list at the 2024 Namibian general election.
Isra Girgrah is a Yemeni-born American professional world champion female boxer. She was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020.
Umeyye Isra Yazicioglu is a Turkish scholar of religion. She is assistant professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Saint Joseph's University.
Isra al-Modallal (Arabic: إسراء المدلل) is the first female spokesperson in English for the Hamas government in Gaza between 2013 and 2014. She was born in Egypt and raised in Gaza.