Ezra
#833 for girls in 2025, 327 births · #20 for boys in 2025, 8,126 births
Given to boys 95.5% of the time
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#116 · 1 in 385
- Alaska#135 · 1 in 439
- Oregon#157 · 1 in 610
- Maine#160 · 1 in 638
- Minnesota#165 · 1 in 728
Best ever in a state: #2 in Hawaii, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #116 | 13 | 1 in 385 |
| Alaska | #135 | 8 | 1 in 439 |
| Oregon | #157 | 33 | 1 in 610 |
| Maine | #160 | 8 | 1 in 638 |
| Minnesota | #165 | 41 | 1 in 728 |
| Washington | #178 | 50 | 1 in 745 |
| Wisconsin | #188 | 35 | 1 in 839 |
| South Dakota | #194 | 6 | 1 in 695 |
| Utah | #202 | 29 | 1 in 818 |
| Kansas | #206 | 20 | 1 in 846 |
| New Hampshire | #215 | 5 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Montana | #220 | 6 | 1 in 703 |
| Maryland | #224 | 24 | 1 in 1,246 |
| New Mexico | #224 | 12 | 1 in 930 |
| Tennessee | #229 | 33 | 1 in 1,143 |
| West Virginia | #237 | 7 | 1 in 1,238 |
| Colorado | #240 | 28 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Indiana | #249 | 29 | 1 in 1,320 |
| Iowa | #252 | 15 | 1 in 1,098 |
| Idaho | #255 | 9 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Nevada | #256 | 13 | 1 in 1,161 |
| Pennsylvania | #263 | 39 | 1 in 1,638 |
| California | #268 | 163 | 1 in 1,559 |
| Michigan | #277 | 33 | 1 in 1,558 |
| Virginia | #289 | 26 | 1 in 1,653 |
| Nebraska | #293 | 8 | 1 in 1,292 |
| Ohio | #293 | 37 | 1 in 1,741 |
| New York | #294 | 62 | 1 in 1,760 |
| Massachusetts | #300 | 17 | 1 in 1,884 |
| North Carolina | #301 | 34 | 1 in 1,639 |
| Arizona | #311 | 25 | 1 in 1,736 |
| Georgia | #347 | 32 | 1 in 1,912 |
| New Jersey | #348 | 21 | 1 in 2,171 |
| Louisiana | #353 | 14 | 1 in 1,796 |
| Florida | #355 | 46 | 1 in 2,185 |
| Connecticut | #361 | 7 | 1 in 2,308 |
| Illinois | #406 | 30 | 1 in 2,492 |
| Alabama | #409 | 11 | 1 in 2,282 |
| Texas | #418 | 70 | 1 in 2,703 |
| Missouri | #424 | 13 | 1 in 2,655 |
| Oklahoma | #443 | 9 | 1 in 2,382 |
| Arkansas | #451 | 6 | 1 in 2,535 |
| Kentucky | #458 | 7 | 1 in 3,374 |
| South Carolina | #489 | 8 | 1 in 2,875 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 7 spots since 2024 (#13 → #20)
- 24 spots since 2020 (#44 → #20)
- 73 spots since 2015 (#93 → #20)
- Biggest jump: 190 spots in 1965 (#1,147 → #957)
- Biggest drop: 236 spots in 1964 (#911 → #1,147)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2024 at #13 (8,822 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 11 yrs · run 2015–2025
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1880–1961
- Highest: 1 in 195 boys born in 2024 were named Ezra (0.51%)
- Latest: 1 in 210 boys born in 2025 (0.48%)
- 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.
Ezra in 2008
Top girls' names in 2008
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 23,060 of them was named Ezra, which outranked 88.5% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,334Shamiya83
- #2,334Skyy83
- #2,334Yulisa83
- #2,354Ezra82
- #2,354Aeris82
- #2,354Anaiyah82
- #2,354Andria82
- #2,380Alizabeth81
- #2,380Avarie81
- #2,380Chassidy81
Tied with 25 names at #2,354; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 1,751 of them was named Ezra, which outranked 98.0% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.