Yusra is an Arabic name meaning "ease" or "prosperity", echoing the Quranic promise that with hardship comes ease. Yusra Mardini, the Syrian swimmer who helped pull a sinking refugee boat to shore and then competed at the 2016 Olympics, made the name known worldwide. In the United States Yusra rose from number 1936 in 2015 to number 959 in 2024, its first year in the top 1000, and ranks number 1021 in 2025.