Esdras
Boy name · #2011 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 75 baby boys were named Esdras, placing it at #2011 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2429, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 24,000 boys born in 2025 was named Esdras.
Babies named Esdras per year. Source: SSA.
The 53-year story
Esdras first appears in the Social Security records in 1972, when 8 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 80 babies and a rank of #1941. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Esdras in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Esdras is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Esdras will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Esdras is most common
State-level data for Esdras is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Esdras
Statistically, parents drawn to Esdras tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Esaias, Elyas, Aras, Eliyas, and Exodus.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Esdras | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | #2006 |
| 2024 | 76 | #2012 |
| 2023 | 80 | #1941 |
| 2022 | 77 | #1981 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2173 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2235 |
| 2019 | 71 | #2042 |
| 2018 | 51 | #2507 |
| 2017 | 68 | #2049 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2207 |
| 2015 | 52 | #2429 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3297 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2623 |
| 2012 | 48 | #2551 |
| 2011 | 36 | #3114 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2730 |
| 2009 | 38 | #3045 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2946 |
| 2007 | 39 | #2974 |
| 2006 | 45 | #2621 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2752 |
| 2004 | 36 | #2843 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3280 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2556 |
| 2001 | 36 | #2618 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Esdras a popular boy name?
Esdras ranked #2011 among boys in 2025 with 75 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2429.
When was the name Esdras most popular?
Esdras peaked in 2023, when 80 American boys received the name (ranked #1941 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Esdras?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 24,000 newborn American boys was named Esdras. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.