Ezra
- #833 for girls in 2025, 327 births
- #20 for boys in 2025, 8,126 births
- Given to boys 95.5% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2024 · 8,822 births
- Debut · boys
- 39 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 11 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 106,761since 1880
Ezra over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #833 | 327 | #20 | 8,126 |
| 2024 | #701 | 400 | #13 | 8,822 |
| 2023 | #764 | 369 | #15 | 8,488 |
| 2022 | #646 | 457 | #25 | 8,023 |
| 2021 | #713 | 402 | #37 | 7,438 |
| 2020 | #713 | 393 | #44 | 6,831 |
| 2019 | #824 | 330 | #49 | 6,552 |
| 2018 | #960 | 275 | #59 | 6,048 |
| 2017 | #1,178 | 208 | #69 | 5,349 |
| 2016 | #1,227 | 200 | #85 | 4,882 |
| 2015 | #1,199 | 208 | #93 | 4,339 |
| 2014 | #1,436 | 158 | #118 | 3,424 |
| 2013 | #1,470 | 151 | #142 | 2,757 |
| 2012 | #1,705 | 122 | #183 | 2,090 |
| 2011 | #1,953 | 101 | #203 | 1,760 |
| 2010 | #2,185 | 89 | #241 | 1,449 |
| 2009 | #2,190 | 90 | #258 | 1,344 |
| 2008 | #2,354 | 82 | #291 | 1,165 |
| 2007 | #2,509 | 74 | #336 | 952 |
| 2006 | #2,978 | 57 | #340 | 914 |
| 2005 | #2,865 | 57 | #346 | 856 |
| 2004 | #2,998 | 52 | #377 | 733 |
| 2003 | #3,472 | 41 | #400 | 651 |
| 2002 | #3,978 | 32 | #436 | 571 |
| 2001 | #3,256 | 42 | #426 | 574 |
| 2000 | #3,453 | 38 | #430 | 566 |
| 1999 | #3,639 | 33 | #483 | 460 |
| 1998 | #4,796 | 22 | #483 | 451 |
| 1997 | #4,370 | 24 | #551 | 355 |
| 1996 | #5,065 | 19 | #552 | 338 |
| 1995 | #6,257 | 14 | #647 | 259 |
| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 | #693 | 227 |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 | #691 | 223 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #783 | 178 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #751 | 184 |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #760 | 179 |
| 1989 | — | #722 | 188 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #667 | 202 |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #646 | 199 |
| 1986 | — | #705 | 163 | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #674 | 173 |
| 1984 | — | #708 | 152 | |
| 1983 | — | #719 | 144 | |
| 1982 | — | #647 | 179 | |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #623 | 188 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #670 | 167 |
| 1979 | — | #682 | 156 | |
| 1978 | — | #683 | 150 | |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #672 | 158 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #674 | 149 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #684 | 145 |
| 1974 | — | #732 | 123 | |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #728 | 121 |
| 1972 | — | #788 | 103 | |
| 1971 | — | #822 | 96 | |
| 1970 | — | #959 | 70 | |
| 1969 | — | #893 | 73 | |
| 1968 | — | #996 | 55 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,003 | 52 | |
| 1966 | — | #961 | 57 | |
| 1965 | — | #957 | 59 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,147 | 45 | |
| 1963 | — | #911 | 67 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,013 | 57 | |
| 1961 | — | #990 | 61 | |
| 1960 | — | #964 | 62 | |
| 1959 | — | #993 | 60 | |
| 1958 | — | #978 | 60 | |
| 1957 | — | #908 | 70 | |
| 1956 | — | #874 | 73 | |
| 1955 | — | #885 | 70 | |
| 1954 | — | #973 | 58 | |
| 1953 | — | #825 | 76 | |
| 1952 | — | #939 | 57 | |
| 1951 | — | #799 | 78 | |
| 1950 | — | #788 | 75 | |
| 1949 | — | #842 | 66 | |
| 1948 | — | #923 | 56 | |
| 1947 | — | #906 | 59 | |
| 1946 | — | #925 | 52 | |
| 1945 | — | #884 | 51 | |
| 1944 | — | #782 | 64 | |
| 1943 | — | #869 | 59 | |
| 1942 | — | #851 | 59 | |
| 1941 | — | #918 | 48 | |
| 1940 | — | #802 | 60 | |
| 1939 | — | #867 | 50 | |
| 1938 | — | #869 | 51 | |
| 1937 | — | #700 | 73 | |
| 1936 | — | #581 | 98 | |
| 1935 | — | #678 | 78 | |
| 1934 | — | #574 | 106 | |
| 1933 | — | #617 | 88 | |
| 1932 | — | #674 | 82 | |
| 1931 | — | #650 | 84 | |
| 1930 | — | #572 | 109 | |
| 1929 | — | #580 | 106 | |
| 1928 | — | #567 | 117 | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #579 | 114 |
| 1926 | — | #512 | 139 | |
| 1925 | — | #533 | 133 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #527 | 143 |
| 1923 | — | #473 | 166 | |
| 1922 | — | #506 | 149 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #480 | 164 |
| 1920 | — | #511 | 142 | |
| 1919 | — | #497 | 143 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #500 | 142 |
| 1917 | — | #486 | 140 | |
| 1916 | — | #455 | 153 | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #475 | 135 |
| 1914 | — | #466 | 107 | |
| 1913 | — | #472 | 84 | |
| 1912 | — | #412 | 89 | |
| 1911 | — | #426 | 46 | |
| 1910 | — | #415 | 42 | |
| 1909 | — | #462 | 30 | |
| 1908 | — | #499 | 25 | |
| 1907 | — | #405 | 31 | |
| 1906 | — | #387 | 31 | |
| 1905 | — | #365 | 32 | |
| 1904 | — | #344 | 34 | |
| 1903 | — | #330 | 33 | |
| 1902 | — | #388 | 26 | |
| 1901 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1900 | — | #330 | 42 | |
| 1899 | — | #362 | 25 | |
| 1898 | — | #288 | 40 | |
| 1897 | — | #272 | 43 | |
| 1896 | — | #270 | 45 | |
| 1895 | — | #266 | 45 | |
| 1894 | — | #261 | 44 | |
| 1893 | — | #283 | 38 | |
| 1892 | — | #270 | 44 | |
| 1891 | — | #260 | 38 | |
| 1890 | — | #259 | 43 | |
| 1889 | — | #294 | 33 | |
| 1888 | — | #314 | 32 | |
| 1887 | — | #289 | 33 | |
| 1886 | — | #272 | 39 | |
| 1885 | — | #355 | 24 | |
| 1884 | — | #259 | 43 | |
| 1883 | — | #309 | 28 | |
| 1882 | — | #267 | 41 | |
| 1881 | — | #229 | 44 | |
| 1880 | — | #270 | 39 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ezra was already there! It came in at #270, and was given to 39 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1902, when fewer than 27 boys a year got the name.
Where Ezra is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Wyoming#6 · 1 in 61
- New Mexico#7 · 1 in 97
- Arizona#10 · 1 in 131
- Texas#11 · 1 in 164
- Oklahoma#12 · 1 in 141
Best ever in a state: #2 in Hawaii, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #6 | 18 | 1 in 61 |
| New Mexico | #7 | 67 | 1 in 97 |
| Arizona | #10 | 250 | 1 in 131 |
| Texas | #11 | 1,067 | 1 in 164 |
| Oklahoma | #12 | 125 | 1 in 141 |
| Oregon | #12 | 105 | 1 in 143 |
| Colorado | #13 | 187 | 1 in 144 |
| California | #14 | 1,190 | 1 in 147 |
| Hawaii | #14 | 28 | 1 in 104 |
| Nevada | #14 | 80 | 1 in 141 |
| Georgia | #15 | 271 | 1 in 185 |
| South Dakota | #15 | 31 | 1 in 124 |
| Washington | #15 | 223 | 1 in 147 |
| Indiana | #16 | 187 | 1 in 169 |
| Virginia | #16 | 225 | 1 in 166 |
| North Carolina | #17 | 298 | 1 in 173 |
| Kansas | #20 | 82 | 1 in 171 |
| Louisiana | #21 | 102 | 1 in 188 |
| Utah | #21 | 121 | 1 in 163 |
| Kentucky | #23 | 123 | 1 in 167 |
| Michigan | #23 | 213 | 1 in 189 |
| Tennessee | #23 | 204 | 1 in 180 |
| Arkansas | #24 | 73 | 1 in 172 |
| Florida | #24 | 494 | 1 in 193 |
| Idaho | #31 | 51 | 1 in 169 |
| Iowa | #32 | 72 | 1 in 192 |
| Missouri | #32 | 150 | 1 in 185 |
| Ohio | #32 | 256 | 1 in 205 |
| South Carolina | #32 | 104 | 1 in 204 |
| Alaska | #35 | 16 | 1 in 142 |
| Minnesota | #36 | 113 | 1 in 217 |
| Montana | #38 | 24 | 1 in 157 |
| Illinois | #39 | 214 | 1 in 232 |
| Nebraska | #39 | 44 | 1 in 200 |
| Maryland | #40 | 110 | 1 in 208 |
| Alabama | #42 | 89 | 1 in 242 |
| District of Columbia | #43 | 16 | 1 in 158 |
| Maine | #44 | 23 | 1 in 167 |
| New York | #44 | 338 | 1 in 250 |
| Pennsylvania | #46 | 238 | 1 in 220 |
| Massachusetts | #50 | 112 | 1 in 241 |
| West Virginia | #54 | 29 | 1 in 212 |
| Wisconsin | #54 | 90 | 1 in 260 |
| Delaware | #55 | 16 | 1 in 184 |
| North Dakota | #61 | 17 | 1 in 197 |
| Rhode Island | #61 | 16 | 1 in 195 |
| Vermont | #64 | 7 | 1 in 173 |
| New Jersey | #69 | 125 | 1 in 318 |
| Connecticut | #76 | 47 | 1 in 281 |
| New Hampshire | #88 | 17 | 1 in 265 |
| Mississippi | #108 | 28 | 1 in 387 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ezra
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 7 spots since 2024 (#13 → #20)
- 24 spots since 2020 (#44 → #20)
- Biggest jump: 190 spots in 1965
- Biggest drop: 236 spots in 1964
Rise & fade · boys
144 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2024 at #13 (8,822 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 11 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 11 yrs · run 2015–2025
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1880–1961
Share of babies · boys
1 in 195
- Highest: 1 in 195 boys born in 2024 were named Ezra (0.51%)
- Latest: 1 in 210 boys born in 2025 (0.48%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 44.7% of all boys named Ezra (47,728) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #229 (1881) → #1,147 (1964) → #13 (2024)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 356 | #229 (1881) | #286 |
| 1890s | 405 | #259 (1890) | #279 |
| 1900s | 304 | #330 (1900) | #393 |
| 1910s | 1,081 | #412 (1912) | #460 |
| 1920s | 1,373 | #473 (1923) | #527 |
| 1930s | 819 | #572 (1930) | #678 |
| 1940s | 574 | #782 (1944) | #870 |
| 1950s | 677 | #788 (1950) | #896 |
| 1960s | 588 | #893 (1969) | #984 |
| 1970s | 1,271 | #672 (1977) | #742 |
| 1980s | 1,755 | #623 (1981) | #678 |
| 1990s | 2,854 | #483 (1999) | #639 |
| 2000s | 8,326 | #258 (2009) | #364 |
| 2010s | 38,650 | #49 (2019) | #124 |
| 2020s | 47,728 | #13 (2024) | #26 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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