Ezra

“Help” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #20 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Ezra was #230 in 1881, slipped to #1152 by 1964, climbed back to #13 by 2024, and currently stands at #20. About 107,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #25 in New Zealand (2025) · #38 in England & Wales (2025) · #42 in N. Ireland (2025) · #48 in Canada (2024) · #51 in Australia (QLD) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ezras

Ezra Pound — American poet and critic (1885–1972)
Ezra Miller — American actor (born 1992)
Ezra Koenig — American rock musician
Ezra Taft Benson — President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1899-1994)
Ezra Cornell — American businessman (1807-1874)

In stories & tradition

Ezra — Book of Ezra · Book of Nehemiah
Ezra Bridger — Star Wars Rebels · Ahsoka
Ezra Jennings — fictional human

What Ezras become

Among 314 notable people named Ezra:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.89× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ezra Wheeler, American politician and judge (1820-1871).

Similar names: Silas · Ezekiel · Levi · Elias · Eli · Asher

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