Is Esra a boy or girl name?

Esra is a girl’s name. Of the 687 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.2% were girls and 3.8% were boys.

Esra

Recorded 1982–2025 · United States

Esra was most popular in 2025, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,676 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,676, with 65 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 687 people named Esra.

Esra over time

Births per year. The dot marks Esra’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Esra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Esra is a girl’s name — 96.2% of the 687 Americans given it were girls and 3.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 93% girls and 7% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org