Fun Facts About the Name Yousra
- 324 babies named Yousra: U.S. records list 324 babies given the name Yousra from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yousra Mean?
Yousra is an Arabic feminine name meaning "ease," "comfort," or "prosperity." It comes from the Arabic root y-s-r (ي س ر), which has to do with being easy, unforced, or within reach. The name is the feminine form of aysar, the comparative of that root, so its literal sense is "easier" or "more at ease." The related noun yusr (يُسْر) means "ease" and is the usual opposite of ʿusr (عُسْر), "hardship." The same word yusrā also means "left," as in the left hand or left side, a secondary sense of the root; the name is nearly always understood in the sense of ease and good fortune rather than direction.
Yousra Name History & Origins
The form yusrā appears in the Qur'an in the repeated line of Surah 94: inna maʿa al-ʿusri yusrā, "indeed, with hardship comes ease." Because the name is identical to that word, it has carried a religious resonance for Muslim families since the early Islamic period. The masculine name Yasir belongs to the same root: Yasir ibn Amir, father of the companion Ammar ibn Yasir, was among the first Muslims in Mecca. Yousra and Yasir are related in origin but are distinct names.
Arabic writes the name with the consonants y, s, r and a final ā (يسرى / يسرا) and normally leaves the short vowels unwritten, so transliterations vary. Yousra, with ou, follows French spelling habits and is common in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia; the same name is written Yusra, Yosra, or Yusrah elsewhere. It is a standard given name throughout the Arab world, and the Egyptian actress Yousra is a widely known bearer.
How Popular is the Name Yousra?
Yousra has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2016. Its best rank was #5,602 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,122 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #7,553 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #11,122 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #7,612 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #10,266 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #7,199 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #5,602 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #6,778 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #6,796 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #5,785 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #10,128 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #10,930 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #16,788 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #14,785 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #13,409 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #20,121 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #17,440 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #10,802 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #17,109 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #10,904 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #12,745 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #9,039 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #9,466 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #11,002 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #13,138 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #14,381 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #13,701 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #15,851 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #11,769 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #15,727 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #15,592 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Yousra Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual. You hate bondage in any form. You have love of beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You are willing to take spiritual matters on faith instead of subjecting them to mental analysis. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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