Boys' name · peaked in 2024
Ezra name popularity since 1925
108,834 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ezra (4.6% girls, 95.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2019 or earlier, so the typical Ezra is about 7 years old in 2026. Ezra peaked in 2024 as the #13 name for boys, and it ranked #20 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 108,834
- Named Ezra, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #20
- for boys in 2025 (8,126 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 95.4% boys
- 4,983 girls · 103,851 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.85× its national share
Peak year is the year Ezra made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ezra births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Ezra both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2010 and 2015, Ezra became 3× more common, from 1 in 1,320 baby boys to 1 in 442.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Ezra's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ezra.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ezra in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 7 | 609 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 819 | #682 |
| 1940s | 0 | 574 | #891 |
| 1950s | 0 | 677 | #889 |
| 1960s | 0 | 588 | #958 |
| 1970s | 28 | 1,271 | #686 |
| 1980s | 39 | 1,755 | #677 |
| 1990s | 154 | 2,854 | #647 |
| 2000s | 565 | 8,326 | #346 |
| 2010s | 1,842 | 38,650 | #93 |
| 2020–25 | 2,348 | 47,728 | #20 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
78.1% of babies named Ezra from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Ezra is most popular
The index compares Ezra's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ezra.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.85× | 1,064 |
| Alaska | 2.29× | 355 |
| Utah | 2.24× | 1,997 |
| Arizona | 2.22× | 3,010 |
| Hawaii | 2.03× | 663 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ezra and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra (this page) | 103,851 | 2024 |
| Ezrah | 2,770 | 2023 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ezra's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ezra.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ezra (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data