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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990boysat 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 1990

  • 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: #690 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,922 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedMINew York: #491 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 5,142 boysNYMassachusetts: #502 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,803 boysMARhode 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: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedINOhio: #652 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,401 boysOHPennsylvania: #457 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,329 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #793 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 12,621 boysCAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedWVVirginia: #578 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,226 boysVAMaryland: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedARTennessee: #447 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,090 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #570 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,208 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ezra, so not publishedHITexas: #1,055 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 19,155 boysTXFlorida: #1,050 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 18,342 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Tennessee#447 · 1 in 5,090
  2. Pennsylvania#457 · 1 in 6,329
  3. New York#491 · 1 in 5,142
  4. Massachusetts#502 · 1 in 8,803
  5. Louisiana#570 · 1 in 5,208

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#44771 in 5,090
Pennsylvania#457131 in 6,329
New York#491271 in 5,142
Massachusetts#50251 in 8,803
Louisiana#57061 in 5,208
Virginia#57861 in 7,226
Ohio#65271 in 11,401
Illinois#690101 in 8,922
California#793231 in 12,621
Florida#1,05051 in 18,342
Texas#1,05581 in 19,155
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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 1990

girls
#11,409
6 births · 1 in 316,425 girls
boys
#760
179 births · 1 in 11,475 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #11,409Ezra6

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #760Ezra179
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 316,425 of them was named Ezra, which outranked 25.1% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ezra
  1. #10,193Zandrea7
  2. #10,193Zane7
  3. #10,193Zanna7
  4. #11,409Ezra6
  5. #11,409Aariel6
  6. #11,409Aarion6
  7. #11,409Abagael6
  8. #12,958Aarica5
  9. #12,958Aasha5
  10. #12,958Abagale5

Tied with 1,548 names at #11,409; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. 5,592Alannah#6,531#939
  2. 1,178Symone#1,998#820
  3. 869Shelbi#1,750#881
  4. 831Latifah#1,532#701
  5. 828Skyler#1,564#736
Fallers
  1. 2,554Elizabet#524#3,078
  2. 1,572Katherin#717#2,289
  3. 652Stephani#390#1,042
  4. 504Ashanti#893#1,397
  5. 416Audrianna#759#1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 11,475 of them was named Ezra, which outranked 92.0% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ezra
  1. #757Ellis181
  2. #758Jessy180
  3. #758Wilfredo180
  4. #760Ezra179
  5. #761Bernardo178
  6. #761Jonas178
  7. #761Morris178
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. 3,636Tevin#4,017#381
  2. 3,283Keenen#4,271#988
  3. 1,325Male#2,027#702
  4. 1,032Denzel#1,476#444
  5. 598Kevon#1,476#878
Fallers
  1. 1,130Kiara#956#2,086
  2. 916Rachel#993#1,909
  3. 855Nicole#985#1,840
  4. 746Tiffany#956#1,702
  5. 681Sarah#819#1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990