Ezra is a well-established choice, ranked #38 in 2025. With 1,300 babies named Ezra in 2025, meeting another Ezra at school is a real possibility.
Origin & Meaning
Hebrew — Help
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UK Rank 2025
#38
US Rank #20
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About the Name Ezra
Ezra has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 138 places in five years. It was most popular in 2000 at #480 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
The name carries Hebrew roots, where it means "Help". Names with strong etymological stories tend to age well — they carry weight beyond fashion cycles.
Ezra is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Ezra on the register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #705, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Ezra
Ezra Nahmad — Ezra Nahmad was a Monegasque billionaire art dealer and collector of Syrian descent.
Rabbi ben Ezra — "Rabbi ben Ezra" is a poem by Robert Browning about the famous Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra, one of the great Jewish poets and scholars of the 12th century.
Ezra Cornell — Ezra Cornell was an American businessman, politician, academic, and philanthropist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ezra
Possibly. With around 1,300 UK babies named Ezra per year, your child may well come across another Ezra at school, though sharing a class is less likely.
Ezra has been fairly steady, ranked #38 in 2025 against #59 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #38 in 2023.
The name Ezra has Hebrew origins and means "Help". Names with clear etymological roots tend to age well — they carry weight beyond fashion cycles and give children a story to tell about their name.
Notable people named Ezra include: Rabbi ben Ezra, Ezra Levant and Ezra Levin. Short summaries for each appear below.
Yes — Ezra is very popular in the United States, ranked #20 in 2025. It's a transatlantic favourite used widely on both sides of the Atlantic.
1,300
UK babies named Ezra (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~2.9
In a school of 600
↑ 21 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ezra
Almost certainly the only Ezra in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Ezra
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra (Hebrew: ר׳ אַבְרָהָם בֶּן מֵאִיר אִבְּן עֶזְרָא, romanized: ʾAḇrāhām ben Mēʾir ʾibən ʾEzrāʾ, often abbreviated as ראב״ע; Arabic: إبراهيم المجيد ابن عزرا Ibrāhim al-Mājid ibn Ezra; also known as Abenezra or simply ibn Ezra, 1089 / 1092 – 27 January 1164 / 23 January 1167) was one of the most distinguished Jewish biblical commentators and philosophers of the Middle Ages.
Ezra Taft Benson was an American farmer, government official, and religious leader who served as the 15th United States Secretary of Agriculture during both presidential terms of Dwight D.