UK girl's name
Iqrah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Iqrah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Iqrah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5687, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2000, with 28 births.
This profile covers 212 England and Wales registrations across 22 recorded years from 1996 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 11% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 211 living people in the UK are called Iqrah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Iqrah ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2000, when 28 girls were registered as Iqrah.
- • About 211 living people in the UK are estimated to have Iqrah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5687
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2000
28 births
Estimated living
211
2026
Popularity
Iqrah over time
The chart below shows babies named Iqrah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Iqrah, the clearest high point is 2000. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 28 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Iqrah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Iqrah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5678 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4888 | 26 | 6 |
| 2000s | #2747 | 116 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1199 | 64 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Iqrah
- Isabella 58,822
- Isla 51,854
- Isabelle 46,163
- Imogen 33,758
- Ivy 23,306
- Isabel 20,895
- Isobel 19,706
- Iris 10,353
- India 8,371
- Iqra 4,452
- Indie 3,873
- Iona 3,682
FAQ
Iqrah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Iqrah in the UK right now?
In 2023, Iqrah was ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Iqrah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2000, with 28 babies registered as Iqrah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Iqrah in the UK?
A total of 212 babies have been registered as Iqrah across the 22 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.