| Bushra | Husna | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Good news, glad tidings | Most beautiful |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | BUSH-rah | HUUS-nuh |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (49) | 2023 (61) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Bushra | Husna |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 233 | 303 |
| 2010s | 346 | 305 |
| 2000s | 226 | 119 |
| 1990s | 167 | 38 |
| 1980s | 61 | 0 |
Bushra (بشرى, bushra) means 'good news, glad tidings', from the Arabic root b-sh-r. The same root gives the verb 'to bring good news' and appears in the Quran.
From Arabic حسنى (ḥusnā), the feminine/superlative built on husn 'beauty' (root ḥ-s-n). Means 'most beautiful' or 'what is best/most beautiful'.
Bushra and Husna are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Bushra means Good news, glad tidings (arabic origin), while Husna means Most beautiful (arabic origin).
In US records, Bushra first appears in 0 and Husna in 0, so Bushra has the longer recorded history.