Entry № 0766 · Turkish, Arabic origin

Esra Esra — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ES-rah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Turkish, Arabic

Meaning

"Night journey (Turkish-Arabic)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Arabic)

The meaning

A name that means "night journey (turkish-arabic)".

Esra (إسراء) is from the Arabic isrāʾ (night journey) — referring to Prophet Muhammad's night journey to Jerusalem. A widely used Turkish feminine name.

Esra Bilgiç (born 1992) is the Turkish actress (Dirilis Ertugrul).

Night journey. The Turkish-Arabic.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

إسراء

Transliteration: Isrāʾ
Pronunciation: / ˈɛs.rə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Esra stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Esra · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Esras before her.

Real people

Esra Bilgiç

Turkish actress.

born 1992

In fiction

Esra

Common in Turkish fiction.

Names connected to Esra.

Numerology

The number behind Esra.

The Diplomat

Esra reduces to two — the number of Turkish night journey.

Parents on Esra

Why families chose this name.

"Night journey. Four letters. Esra."

Ayşe · Mother of one · Istanbul