Primarily a boy's name · 95% boys
Origin: DutchIn Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ezra yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Ezra had its single best year on record in 2024, with 8,774 births — its current count and its all-time peak are the same number, meaning the name hasn't yet shown any sign of slowing. The 156% rise over the past decade is the third-largest ten-year gain in this batch, behind only Theodore and Mateo.
It's been present in SSA data since 1880 but, like Mateo, stayed a minor presence for most of that span; nearly all of its current volume reflects growth within the last fifteen years, making it one of the more recently arrived names in the current top 15 by historical weight.
The famous-bearer list mixes the biblical scribe Ezra with poet Ezra Pound and actor Ezra Miller, plus musician George Ezra, whose stage name uses it as a surname rather than a given name — a reminder that a name's public visibility doesn't always come from people who were given it at birth.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 39 | #270 |
| 1881 | 44 | #230 |
| 1882 | 41 | #267 |
| 1883 | 28 | #311 |
| 1884 | 43 | #262 |
| 1885 | 24 | #358 |
| 1886 | 39 | #272 |
| 1887 | 33 | #291 |
| 1888 | 32 | #316 |
| 1889 | 33 | #297 |
| 1890 | 43 | #263 |
| 1891 | 38 | #261 |
| 1892 | 44 | #271 |
| 1893 | 38 | #283 |
| 1894 | 44 | #262 |
| 1895 | 45 | #266 |
| 1896 | 45 | #272 |
| 1897 | 43 | #274 |
| 1898 | 40 | #291 |
| 1899 | 25 | #367 |
| 1900 | 42 | #331 |
| 1901 | 20 | #427 |
| 1902 | 26 | #395 |
| 1903 | 33 | #333 |
| 1904 | 34 | #345 |
| 1905 | 32 | #366 |
| 1906 | 31 | #388 |
| 1907 | 31 | #409 |
| 1908 | 25 | #504 |
| 1909 | 30 | #462 |
| 1910 | 42 | #416 |
| 1911 | 46 | #428 |
| 1912 | 89 | #412 |
| 1913 | 84 | #472 |
| 1914 | 107 | #467 |
| 1915 | 135 | #476 |
| 1916 | 153 | #456 |
| 1917 | 140 | #486 |
| 1918 | 142 | #500 |
| 1919 | 143 | #497 |
| 1920 | 142 | #512 |
| 1921 | 164 | #480 |
| 1922 | 149 | #507 |
| 1923 | 166 | #473 |
| 1924 | 143 | #527 |
| 1925 | 133 | #533 |
| 1926 | 139 | #514 |
| 1927 | 114 | #579 |
| 1928 | 117 | #568 |
| 1929 | 106 | #581 |
| 1930 | 109 | #573 |
| 1931 | 84 | #651 |
| 1932 | 82 | #674 |
| 1933 | 88 | #617 |
| 1934 | 106 | #574 |
| 1935 | 78 | #682 |
| 1936 | 98 | #584 |
| 1937 | 73 | #702 |
| 1938 | 51 | #873 |
| 1939 | 50 | #872 |
| 1940 | 60 | #804 |
| 1941 | 48 | #920 |
| 1942 | 59 | #854 |
| 1943 | 59 | #872 |
| 1944 | 64 | #783 |
| 1945 | 51 | #891 |
| 1946 | 52 | #928 |
| 1947 | 59 | #908 |
| 1948 | 56 | #925 |
| 1949 | 66 | #842 |
| 1950 | 75 | #788 |
| 1951 | 78 | #799 |
| 1952 | 57 | #942 |
| 1953 | 76 | #827 |
| 1954 | 58 | #980 |
| 1955 | 70 | #889 |
| 1956 | 73 | #877 |
| 1957 | 70 | #910 |
| 1958 | 60 | #984 |
| 1959 | 60 | #998 |
| 1960 | 62 | #969 |
| 1961 | 61 | #994 |
| 1962 | 57 | #1,018 |
| 1963 | 67 | #913 |
| 1964 | 45 | #1,152 |
| 1965 | 59 | #957 |
| 1966 | 57 | #962 |
| 1967 | 52 | #1,009 |
| 1968 | 55 | #998 |
| 1969 | 73 | #895 |
| 1970 | 70 | #961 |
| 1971 | 96 | #825 |
| 1972 | 103 | #791 |
| 1973 | 121 | #729 |
| 1974 | 123 | #733 |
| 1975 | 145 | #687 |
| 1976 | 149 | #675 |
| 1977 | 158 | #672 |
| 1978 | 151 | #682 |
| 1979 | 156 | #684 |
| 1980 | 167 | #671 |
| 1981 | 189 | #622 |
| 1982 | 179 | #648 |
| 1983 | 144 | #720 |
| 1984 | 152 | #709 |
| 1985 | 173 | #677 |
| 1986 | 163 | #705 |
| 1987 | 199 | #651 |
| 1988 | 202 | #667 |
| 1989 | 188 | #722 |
| 1990 | 179 | #760 |
| 1991 | 184 | #751 |
| 1992 | 178 | #785 |
| 1993 | 223 | #693 |
| 1994 | 227 | #693 |
| 1995 | 259 | #647 |
| 1996 | 338 | #552 |
| 1997 | 355 | #551 |
| 1998 | 451 | #483 |
| 1999 | 460 | #483 |
| 2000 | 566 | #430 |
| 2001 | 574 | #426 |
| 2002 | 571 | #436 |
| 2003 | 651 | #400 |
| 2004 | 732 | #377 |
| 2005 | 856 | #346 |
| 2006 | 913 | #340 |
| 2007 | 952 | #337 |
| 2008 | 1,164 | #291 |
| 2009 | 1,344 | #258 |
| 2010 | 1,448 | #242 |
| 2011 | 1,760 | #203 |
| 2012 | 2,089 | #183 |
| 2013 | 2,757 | #142 |
| 2014 | 3,423 | #119 |
| 2015 | 4,337 | #93 |
| 2016 | 4,879 | #85 |
| 2017 | 5,346 | #69 |
| 2018 | 6,047 | #59 |
| 2019 | 6,549 | #49 |
| 2020 | 6,830 | #44 |
| 2021 | 7,435 | #37 |
| 2022 | 8,014 | #25 |
| 2023 | 8,474 | #15 |
| 2024 | 8,774 | #13 |
