girl's name
Yusra
YUS-ra
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (E&W)
- Births on record 7,298
England and Wales
#186
2025 births
Yusra is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "ease" or "prosperity." It comes from yusr, the opposite of hardship, and appears in a Quranic verse promising that ease follows difficulty.
- Yusra is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2025, when 270 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 1,952 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1996.
Yusra over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 77 |
| 2000s | 711 |
| 2010s | 1,005 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,202 |
What Yusra means
Yusra means ease, facility or prosperity — the condition of things being made easy rather than wealth. It is the direct opposite of ʿusr, hardship.
Where Yusra comes from
Yusra comes from the Arabic yusr, ease or facility, from the root y-s-r. It carries a specific scriptural association: the ninety-fourth chapter of the Quran states twice that with hardship comes ease — inna maʿa al-ʿusri yusran — and the pairing of the two words in that verse is among the most quoted passages in Arabic. The name is therefore understood as a promise rather than a description. Yusra Mardini, the Syrian swimmer who swam alongside a sinking dinghy in 2015 and later competed at the Olympics, is its best-known modern bearer.
Yusra in use
Our data shows Yusra peaking in 2025 and still rising, at 186 in England and Wales. It first appears in our records in 1996. Its British ranking considerably outpaces its American — a consistent pattern across every name in our Arabic cohort without exception.
How popular is Yusra?
In 2025, Yusra was given to 270 babies in England and Wales, ranking #186 that year. It is well established in England and Wales.
Where Yusra is used
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
How Yusra is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Yüsra | Yüsra is Yusra written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #1,562. | 110 |
Names that peaked alongside Yusra
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yusra also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yusra over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Yusra in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Arabic
- Yousra
Sibling names for Yusra
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yusra — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yusra
What does the name Yusra mean?
Yusra means "ease" or "prosperity," from the Arabic yusr — the opposite of hardship.
Is Yusra in the Quran?
The word is. The ninety-fourth chapter states twice that with hardship comes ease, and that verse is why the name reads as a promise.
Who is Yusra Mardini?
The Syrian swimmer who swam alongside a sinking dinghy carrying refugees in 2015 and later competed at the Olympics.
How popular is the name Yusra?
In 2025, Yusra was given to 270 babies in England and Wales, ranking #186 that year. It is well established in England and Wales.
Is Yusra a girl's or a boy's name?
Yusra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Yusra most popular?
Yusra peaked in 2025, when 270 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yusra a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yusra currently ranks #186 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.