Ezra Boy
How popular is Ezra?
#20 boy name in 2025
8,126 baby boys were named Ezra in the US in 2025, making it the 20th most popular boy name. Another 327 girls got the name (#833 for girls).
Ezra popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #20 for boys (▼ 7 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8,126 boys, 327 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+87% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #93 in 2015, #44 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (8,822 boys) |
| Highest rank | #13 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ezra counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ezra family of names ranked #21 for boys in 2025 (#19 the year before), with 8,385 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra | 8,126 | 97% |
| Ezrah | 259 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ezra is most popular
Babies named Ezra per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 11.3 per 1,000 (71 boys)
- Wyoming: 11.1 per 1,000 (64 boys)
- Hawaii: 11.0 per 1,000 (171 boys)
- Alaska: 9.8 per 1,000 (117 boys)
- New Mexico: 9.8 per 1,000 (323 boys)
Ezra by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 356 | #229 |
| 1890s | 405 | #259 |
| 1900s | 304 | #330 |
| 1910s | 1,081 | #412 |
| 1920s | 1,373 | #473 |
| 1930s | 819 | #572 |
| 1940s | 574 | #782 |
| 1950s | 677 | #787 |
| 1960s | 588 | #893 |
| 1970s | 1,271 | #672 |
| 1980s | 1,755 | #623 |
| 1990s | 2,854 | #483 |
| 2000s | 8,326 | #258 |
| 2010s | 38,650 | #49 |
| 2020s | 47,728 | #13 |
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Questions
- Is Ezra a boy or girl name?
- Ezra is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Ezra were boys.
- How popular is the name Ezra?
- 8,126 baby boys were named Ezra in the US in 2025, making it the 20th most popular boy name. Another 327 girls got the name (#833 for girls).
- When was Ezra most popular?
- Ezra peaked in 2024, when 8,822 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #13 in 2024.
- How many people are named Ezra?
- 111,768 babies have been named Ezra in the US since 1880. We estimate about 106,124 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Ezra most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ezra was most common in Vermont, at 11.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.