Name meaning & stats
Azra
Azra (Biblical Hebrew origin). 1,414 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Azras are 1.3× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
Biblical HebrewSpelling of Azariah
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
1,414 US babies were named Azra between 1940 and 2025.
Azra around the world
- Belgium: 1,065 babies since 1995, peak 2011, No. 370 in 2025
- France: 2,275 babies since 1900, peak 2019, No. 505 in 2025
- Sweden: 192 babies since 1998, peak 2019, No. 634 in 2022
- England & Wales: 735 babies since 1996, peak 2020, No. 1,197 in 2025
- Norway: 180 babies since 1945, peak 1979
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Azras end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.1× | Low · 3 people |
| Actor | 0.9× | Low · 2 people |
| Professor | 1.1× | Low · 2 people |
| Basketball player | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Azras show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 21 Azariahs spell it Azra
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)