Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ezra

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Helper

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Pronunciation

e-zra, ez-ra

Famous People

Poet Ezra Pound, Writer Ezra Jack Keats, Actor Ezra Miller

Celebrity Babies

Son of Paul Reiser, Son of Taylor Hanson

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #13, 8,774 births); most recent 2025 (rank #20, 8,126 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #644, 457 births); most recent 2025 (rank #833, 327 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20258,126327
20248,774398
20238,474369
20228,014457
20217,435401
20206,830393
20196,549330
20186,047275
20175,346207
20164,879200

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #38, 1,345 births); most recent 2025 (rank #38, 1,300 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #983, 35 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1512, 20 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20251,30020
20241,33925
20231,34529
20221,21727
20211,22635
20201,10528
20191,10530
20181,11827
201782723
201676318

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #152, 422 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #1137, 31 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
202342231
202237224
202139831
202029725
201924513
201818715
201714214
201612016
20159818
2014523

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #157, 38 births); most recent 2025 (rank #151, 33 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #643, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
202533–
202431–
202331–
202232–
2021325
202035–
201917–
201838–
201726–
201621–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #91, 57 births); most recent 2025 (rank #111, 45 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #808, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
202545–
202457–
202350–
202253–
202152–
202035–
201937–
201833–
2017363
201636–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #23, 67 births); most recent 2025 (rank #42, 47 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202547
202449
202367
202260
202145
202048
201946
201842
201739
201637

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #30, 81 births); most recent 2023 (rank #33, 64 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #397, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
202364–
202281–
2021799
2020565
201950–
201862–
2017535
201647–
201535–
201436–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence