Ezra

#833 for girls in 2025, 327 births · #20 for boys in 2025, 8,126 births
Given to boys 95.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
2024 · 8,822 births
Debut · boys
39 births
In top 100 · boys
11 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
106,761
since 1880

Ezra over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#833327#208,126
2024#701400#138,822
2023#764369#158,488
2022#646457#258,023
2021#713402#377,438
2020#713393#446,831
2019#824330#496,552
2018#960275#596,048
2017#1,178208#695,349
2016#1,227200#854,882
2015#1,199208#934,339
2014#1,436158#1183,424
2013#1,470151#1422,757
2012#1,705122#1832,090
2011#1,953101#2031,760
2010#2,18589#2411,449
2009#2,19090#2581,344
2008#2,35482#2911,165
2007#2,50974#336952
2006#2,97857#340914
2005#2,86557#346856
2004#2,99852#377733
2003#3,47241#400651
2002#3,97832#436571
2001#3,25642#426574
2000#3,45338#430566
1999#3,63933#483460
1998#4,79622#483451
1997#4,37024#551355
1996#5,06519#552338
1995#6,25714#647259
1994#9,5868#693227
1993#8,7199#691223
1992#7,51211#783178
1991#9,3368#751184
1990#11,4096#760179
1989#722188
1988#10,3866#667202
1987#7,9878#646199
1986#705163
1985#8,3187#674173
1984#708152
1983#719144
1982#647179
1981#5,88511#623188
1980#8,1787#670167
1979#682156
1978#683150
1977#7,5677#672158
1976#6,6118#674149
1975#9,0675#684145
1974#732123
1973#6,0808#728121
1972#788103
1971#82296
1970#95970
1969#89373
1968#99655
1967#1,00352
1966#96157
1965#95759
1964#1,14745
1963#91167
1962#1,01357
1961#99061
1960#96462
1959#99360
1958#97860
1957#90870
1956#87473
1955#88570
1954#97358
1953#82576
1952#93957
1951#79978
1950#78875
1949#84266
1948#92356
1947#90659
1946#92552
1945#88451
1944#78264
1943#86959
1942#85159
1941#91848
1940#80260
1939#86750
1938#86951
1937#70073
1936#58198
1935#67878
1934#574106
1933#61788
1932#67482
1931#65084
1930#572109
1929#580106
1928#567117
1927#3,8757#579114
1926#512139
1925#533133
1924#5,0615#527143
1923#473166
1922#506149
1921#4,4646#480164
1920#511142
1919#497143
1918#4,2916#500142
1917#486140
1916#455153
1915#3,4347#475135
1914#466107
1913#47284
1912#41289
1911#42646
1910#41542
1909#46230
1908#49925
1907#40531
1906#38731
1905#36532
1904#34434
1903#33033
1902#38826
1901#42220
1900#33042
1899#36225
1898#28840
1897#27243
1896#27045
1895#26645
1894#26144
1893#28338
1892#27044
1891#26038
1890#25943
1889#29433
1888#31432
1887#28933
1886#27239
1885#35524
1884#25943
1883#30928
1882#26741
1881#22944
1880#27039
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Ezra was already there! It came in at #270, and was given to 39 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1902, when fewer than 27 boys a year got the name.

Where Ezra is popular in 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedWIMichigan: #383 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,776 boysMINew York: #467 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,610 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedIAIndiana: #344 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,959 boysINOhio: #417 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,330 boysOHPennsylvania: #569 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 17,395 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedNEMissouri: #312 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,130 boysMOKentucky: #223 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,728 boysKYWest Virginia: #245 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,850 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedKSArkansas: #351 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,950 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #558 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,797 boysNCSouth Carolina: #340 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,484 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #358 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,821 boysLAMississippi: #318 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,753 boysMSAlabama: #294 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,431 boysALGeorgia: #301 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,797 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedHITexas: #872 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,470 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#223 · 1 in 1,728
  2. West Virginia#245 · 1 in 1,850
  3. Alabama#294 · 1 in 2,431
  4. Georgia#301 · 1 in 2,797
  5. Missouri#312 · 1 in 3,130

Best ever in a state: #2 in Hawaii, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#223151 in 1,728
West Virginia#24591 in 1,850
Alabama#294111 in 2,431
Georgia#301111 in 2,797
Missouri#31291 in 3,130
Mississippi#31871 in 2,753
South Carolina#34061 in 3,484
Indiana#34451 in 4,959
Arkansas#35161 in 2,950
Louisiana#35871 in 2,821
Michigan#38361 in 5,776
Ohio#41761 in 8,330
New York#46781 in 11,610
North Carolina#55851 in 6,797
Pennsylvania#56951 in 17,395
Texas#87251 in 10,470
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ezra
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 7 spots since 2024 (#13#20)
  • 24 spots since 2020 (#44#20)
  • 73 spots since 2015 (#93#20)
  • Biggest jump: 190 spots in 1965 (#1,147#957)
  • Biggest drop: 236 spots in 1964 (#911#1,147)
Rise & fade · boys
144 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2024 at #13 (8,822 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 11 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 11 yrs · run 2015–2025
  • Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1880–1961
Share of babies · boys
1 in 195
  • Highest: 1 in 195 boys born in 2024 were named Ezra (0.51%)
  • Latest: 1 in 210 boys born in 2025 (0.48%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 44.7% of all boys named Ezra (47,728) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #229 (1881) → #1,147 (1964) → #13 (2024)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s356#229 (1881)#286
1890s405#259 (1890)#279
1900s304#330 (1900)#393
1910s1,081#412 (1912)#460
1920s1,373#473 (1923)#527
1930s819#572 (1930)#678
1940s574#782 (1944)#870
1950s677#788 (1950)#896
1960s588#893 (1969)#984
1970s1,271#672 (1977)#742
1980s1,755#623 (1981)#678
1990s2,854#483 (1999)#639
2000s8,326#258 (2009)#364
2010s38,650#49 (2019)#124
2020s47,728#13 (2024)#26

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ezra in 1922

boys
#506
149 births · 1 in 7,303 boys

Top boys' names in 1922

  1. #1John57,280
  2. #2Robert53,796
  3. #3William51,111
  4. #4James49,802
  5. #5Charles28,839
  6. #6George27,350
  7. #7Joseph25,699
  8. #8Edward20,419
  9. #9Richard17,537
  10. #10Frank16,013
  11. #506Ezra149
More about 1922

boys

1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 7,303 of them was named Ezra, which outranked 89.8% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ezra
  1. #502Darrel151
  2. #502Major151
  3. #502Walton151
  4. #506Ezra149
  5. #506Arlie149
  6. #506Waldo149
  7. #509Isaiah148
  8. #510Rafael146
  9. #511Domingo145

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. 520Desmond#1,360#840
  2. 504Gorden#1,226#722
  3. 418Jackie#1,140#722
  4. 417Daryl#843#426
  5. 361Brown#1,360#999
Fallers
  1. 600Adolf#991#1,591
  2. 508Nello#962#1,470
  3. 439Newman#843#1,282
  4. 394Marcos#939#1,333
  5. 343Porfirio#939#1,282

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1922