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Ezra

Say it EZ-ruh 2 syllables

Hebrew · “help, succor”

Common in England and Wales, the Netherlands, Ontario, and 7 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

1 in 209 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 38 there.

Ezra in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 0, common in 10, rare in 19.
Ezra in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales38 (up)20251,3001 in 209592020
Scotland111 (up)2025451 in 4361492020
Northern Ireland42 (up)2025471 in 176572020
Ireland156 (up)2025331 in 7191582020
North America
Ontario (province)55 (up)2024198about 1 in 302942019
Quebec (province)127 (up)202553about 1 in 5481832020
British Columbia (province)33 (up)202364about 1 in 203582018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)58 (new in the list)2025132Not listed2020
Victoria (state)69 (up)2025104792020
Queensland (state)50 (up)202599622020
South Australia (state)60 (new in the list)202529Not listed2020
New Zealand25 (up)2025106452020
Western Europe
France139 (up)20254301 in 7042212020
Netherlands83 (down)2025180about 1 in 370732020
Central Europe
Austria467 (up)2025101 in 3,8076022020
Switzerland144 (up)2025521 in 6923332020
Berlin (city)350 (up)20239about 1 in 1,7236762018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Cologne (city)325 (up)20233about 1 in 2,1266442018
Bonn (city)190 (new in the list)20253about 1 in 1,057Not listed2020
Leipzig (city)389 (up)20251about 1 in 2,8764032020
Rostock (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Nordic countries
NorwayRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Sweden527 (down)202510about 1 in 4,3134862020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Italy623 (new in the list)2024151 in 12,624Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland445 (up)202551 in 25,2815822020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
Israel (published as עזרא)324 (up)202442about 1 in 2,0263672019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. Israel publishes names in Hebrew script; the original is shown beside the name. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

Ezra is a biblical Hebrew name meaning "help", from a word for help and succour. It is the name of the scribe and priest whose story is told in the Book of Ezra, and Esdras, its Greek and Latin form, is its twin.

2 more paragraphs

EZ-ruh has two syllables, with a buzzing z at its centre that makes it sound more modern than its age. Esra and Esdra are among its forms in other languages.

This is a fast-rising name. Ezra is well inside the top 40 in New Zealand, British Columbia, and England and Wales, and it is gaining ground in the Netherlands, France and Switzerland. It is climbing almost everywhere it is used, and in France it has reached its highest point only now, so its popularity is still building.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
EZ-ruh · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
“help, succor”
Origin
Hebrew
Related names
Esdras, Esra, Esdra, Esdrās, Ezdrasz
Where Ezra comes from (Wiktionary)

From Biblical Hebrew Ezra, a given name of biblical origin; the Hebrew entry says it is a variant of ezrah "help, succor". Doublet of Esdras.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Ezra. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ezra over time

Rising in 14 of the 18 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 1. Peak in France: 2025.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Ezra in England and Wales: #633 in 1996, a peak of #38 in 2023, and #38 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300#1,000200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #633, 25 boys1997: #567, 31 boys1998: #571, 32 boys1999: #563, 33 boys2000: #480, 41 boys2001: #883, 19 boys2002: #753, 25 boys2003: #599, 37 boys2004: #688, 34 boys2005: #605, 44 boys2006: #582, 50 boys2007: #543, 57 boys2008: #500, 69 boys2009: #476, 75 boys2010: #406, 96 boys2011: #441, 86 boys2012: #359, 120 boys2013: #295, 151 boys2014: #213, 266 boys2015: #127, 502 boys2016: #91, 763 boys2017: #81, 827 boys2018: #59, 1,118 boys2019: #60, 1,105 boys2020: #59, 1,105 boys2021: #51, 1,226 boys2022: #46, 1,217 boys2023: #38, 1,345 boys2024: #38, 1,339 boys2025: #38, 1,300 boys#633 in 1996peak #38, 2023#38in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
199663325
199756731
199857132
199956333
200048041
200188319
200275325
200359937
200468834
200560544
200658250
200754357
200850069
200947675
201040696
201144186
2012359120
2013295151
2014213266
2015127502
201691763
201781827
2018591,118
2019601,105
2020591,105
2021511,226
2022461,217
2023381,345
2024381,339
2025381,300

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in France

Half of the boys named Ezra in France since 1925 were born in or after 2021. Peak: 2025, about 142 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 0 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 0 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 0 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 0.3 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 0.3 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 0.5 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 1.3 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 1.8 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 6.1 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 43.2 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 115.3 per 100,000 boys20202025: 142.1 per 100,000 boys20252025: about 1 in 704 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590
1960–19640
1965–19690
1970–19740
1975–19790
1980–19840
1985–19890.3
1990–19940.3
1995–19990.5
2000–20041.3
2005–20091.8
2010–20146.1
2015–201943.2
2020–2024115.3
2025142.1

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Ezra

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Ezra, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 204, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 82, Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 202, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 755, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 164, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 319, Northern Ireland

  7. 1 in 162, Northern Ireland

  8. 1 in 1,124, England and Wales

  9. 1 in 153, Northern Ireland

  10. 1 in 727, England and Wales

All 40 brother names for Ezra

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Ezra's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 50, Ireland

  2. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 62, Poland

  5. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 137, Scotland

  8. 1 in 224, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Ezra Jack

Syllables 2-1Initials E.J.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Ezra

Sisters for Ezra: Delilah, Eliana, Abigail, and 5 more
  1. DelilahRose and fell with Ezra · Same generation as Ezra
  2. ElianaRose and fell with Ezra · Same generation as Ezra · Same initial as Ezra
  3. AbigailRose and fell with Ezra · As common as Ezra
  4. EdenRose and fell with Ezra · Hebrew, like Ezra · Same initial as Ezra
  5. MayaRose and fell with Ezra · Hebrew, like Ezra
  6. MaeveRose and fell with Ezra · Same generation as Ezra
  7. AvaRose and fell with Ezra · Hebrew, like Ezra
  8. AylaRose and fell with Ezra · Same generation as Ezra

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Ezra

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Ezra's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.

  2. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

  3. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 19 more places.

  4. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  5. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

  6. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

  7. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.

  8. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 16 more places.

Famous people named Ezra

Ezra Pound, Ezra Koenig, and 5 more
  • Ezra Pound 1885 to 1972

    American poet and critic

  • Ezra Koenig born 1984

    American rock musician

  • Ezra Taft Benson 1899 to 1994

    President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  • Ezra Cornell 1807 to 1874

    American businessman

  • Ezra Klein born 1984

    American journalist

  • Ezra Meeker 1830 to 1928

    Pioneer of Washington Territory who later publicized the memory of the Oregon Trail

  • Ezra T. Newman 1929 to 2021

    American theoretical physicist

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Ezra

How popular is Ezra in New Zealand?

Ezra ranked #25 in New Zealand in 2025, given to 106 boys.

Is Ezra rising in popularity?

Yes, in most of the places we can check. Rising in 14 of the 18 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 1. Rising in: New Zealand, Scotland, British Columbia, Ontario, England and Wales, and 9 other regions.

What does Ezra mean?

Ezra means “help, succor”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Ezra have?

Ezra has 2 syllables: EZ-ruh.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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