Boy name#317 of boy names
Ezra
Pronounced EH1 Z R AH0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
How popular is Ezra?
Ezra is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 103,294 children — the 317th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about four times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 8,790 children were given it.
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- EH1 Z R AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Ezra
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Ezra
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Ezra?
- Ezra ranks 317th among boys' names in US records, with 103,294 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 66,747.
- Is Ezra a unisex name?
- No. Ezra is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Ezra most popular?
- 2024, when 8,790 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.