Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Help. 5th century BC Jewish priest and scholar Ezra wrote three biblical books and began compiling and cataloging the Hebrew Scriptures that later formed the Old Testament.
Pronunciation
e-zrah, ez-rah
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #694, 382 births); most recent 2025 (rank #913, 259 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #3435, 45 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4661, 29 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 259 | 29 |
| 2024 | 307 | 25 |
| 2023 | 382 | 40 |
| 2022 | 243 | 36 |
| 2021 | 164 | 45 |
| 2020 | 153 | 42 |
| 2019 | 177 | 39 |
| 2018 | 194 | 30 |
| 2017 | 154 | 38 |
| 2016 | 125 | 36 |
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 #943, 32 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1153, 25 births)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #3540, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4056, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | – |
| 2024 | 28 | – |
| 2023 | 32 | 5 |
| 2022 | 20 | 3 |
| 2021 | 16 | 5 |
| 2020 | 19 | 3 |
| 2019 | 23 | 6 |
| 2018 | 19 | 3 |
| 2017 | 10 | 5 |
| 2016 | 11 | – |
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 2021 (rank #2182, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3645, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #3528, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 12 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
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