How popular is the name Esra?

687 US babies were named Esra between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2025.

What careers are people named Esra over-represented in?

Among notable women who are actors, Esras show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Esra

Q: How common is the spelling Esra?

The most common spelling: 74% of Esras use it.

Esra. 687 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Esras are 1.6× over-represented as actors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2025

687 US babies were named Esra between 1940 and 2025.

Esra around the world

France: 2,130 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 472 in 2025
Belgium: 623 babies since 1995, peak 1996, No. 514 in 2025
Sweden: 128 babies since 1998, peak 2019, No. 822 in 2022
England & Wales: 505 babies since 1996, peak 2025, No. 997 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Esras end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.6×	Medium · 22 people
Footballer	1.6×	Medium · 12 people
Singer	1.1×	Low · 6 people
Model	1.3×	Low · 5 people

Among notable women who are actors, Esras show up 1.6× 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

The most common spelling: 74% of Esras use it

Esra 74%
Esraa 26%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2025)