Ezra: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “help”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- EZ-ruh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (95% of all uses)
From the Hebrew name Ezra, derived from a root meaning 'help'. In the Bible, Ezra is a priest and scribe; Esdras is a Greek form.
How popular is Ezra?
Babies named Ezra in 20249,172
2024 rank#13 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 1880103,220
Ezra is rising: use over the last five years is 3.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Ezra
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Ezra questions
What does the name Ezra mean?
Ezra means "help". It comes from Hebrew. From the Hebrew name Ezra, derived from a root meaning 'help'. In the Bible, Ezra is a priest and scribe; Esdras is a Greek form.
Is Ezra a boy or girl name?
Ezra is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Ezra?
9,172 US babies were named Ezra in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Ezra?
Ezra is usually pronounced EZ-ruh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.