Baby Name Popularity Profile

Ezra

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Ezra.

✦ Help; helper 🌍 Hebrew Biblical Traditional
National Rank (2025) #834
All-Time Peak Rank #646 Achieved 2022
Total U.S. Births 5,007 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 95.3% Boy / 4.7% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Boy Rank (2025) #20 β†— as a Boy name
First Recorded 1915 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 457 births in 2022
πŸ’‘ The Ezra Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Help; helper
Language Origin Hebrew
Origin Type single
Derived from the Hebrew name Ezra (ג֢זְרָא), meaning 'help' or 'helper'. Historically a masculine name.
Common Nicknames
Ez
Alternative Spellings
Ezrah
Pronunciation: EZ-ruh
Themes & Categories
Biblical Traditional
Etymology confidence: Medium Β· Under review

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Ezra across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -16.8%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +57.2%
2015: 208 births 208 2016: 200 births 2017: 208 births 2018: 275 births 2019: 330 births 2020: 393 births 393 2021: 402 births 2022: 457 births 2023: 369 births 2024: 400 births 2025: 327 births 327
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 457 births in 2022
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 36 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 13
1920s: 18
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 28
1980s: 39
1990s: 154
2000s: 565
2010s: 1,842
2020s: 2,348

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ezr-a
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with E, a letter used by only 3.9% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Arizona
Top States Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Washington, California
States with Data 35
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Arizona #771 130 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #1075 519 2022 42.2% Decline
Colorado #832 73 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #637 92 2021 Insufficient historical volume
California #861 552 2020 24.4% Decline
Indiana #954 130 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1078 181 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #509 48 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #302 117 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #408 68 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 16 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #569 129 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #682 71 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #650 188 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #618 85 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 40 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #640 29 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #1113 133 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #834 69 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #895 61 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 55 2019 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #1537 87 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 32 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 38 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #793 59 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #957 119 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #497 43 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #736 125 2020 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1259 140 2021 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 25 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 11 2020 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 5 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #883 10 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 12 2020 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 7 2023 Insufficient historical volume

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