Ezrah
Ezrah was the 914th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 259 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 696th with 382 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 734 places. More babies were named Ezrah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ezra) help · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #914 boys, up 314 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 259boys
- Girls and boys
- 11% girls, 89% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023382 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,304babies recorded
What does the name Ezrah mean?
Ezrah is a spelling of Ezra, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ezra's meaning and origin.
Ezra is the name of the Jewish priest and scribe of the 5th century BC whose story is told in the Book of Ezra. The name comes from a Hebrew root meaning 'help'. Wikipedia suggests it may be a short form of Azaryahu, 'Yahweh helps'. The Greek and Latin form is Esdras. In the US it climbed steadily from about 2000.
עֶזְרָא (Biblical Hebrew, “ʿEzra”)ע־ז־ר (Hebrew, “root 'help'”)
How sure is this? Probable.
See also: Hebrew names.
Ezrah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,692 | #914 | 29 | 259 |
| 2020 | #3,567 | #1,228 | 42 | 153 |
| 2010 | #7,640 | #2,296 | 16 | 56 |
| 2000 | — | #6,470 | — | 10 |
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| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Ezrah, counting every spelling?
Ezrah is a spelling of Ezra, a name family that ranked #21 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #914 for Ezrah on its own. Together these spellings went to 8,385 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra | 8,126 | #20 | 40,897 |
| Ezrah | 259 | #914 | 1,357 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ezrah?
259 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ezrah (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ezrah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 32 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ezrah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ezrah?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Ezrah are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Ezrah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ezrah by state
How common Ezrah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.0×), California (1.7×). In 18 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ezrah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ezrah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ezrah
What does Ezrah mean?
Ezrah is a spelling of Ezra, which means “help” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Ezrah?
Ezrah was the 914th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 259 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 696th with 382 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 734 places. More babies were named Ezrah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ezrah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 11% girls, 89% boys given the name Ezrah in the US.
Where is Ezrah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ezrah was most common in New Mexico (0.33 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and South Dakota.