Ezra
Girl name · #834 in 2025 · Rare
Ezra ranks #834 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 327 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1199, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 5,505 girls born in 2025 was named Ezra.
The 110-year story
Ezra first appears in the Social Security records in 1915, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 457 babies and a rank of #646. 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.
Babies named Ezra per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Ezra in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Ezra is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Ezra will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Ezra is most common
Geography matters for names, and Ezra is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Ezra is most common in MO (0.8 per 1,000), OK (0.7 per 1,000), AL (0.5 per 1,000), GA (0.4 per 1,000), TN (0.4 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.3 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Ezra is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Ezra
Statistically, parents drawn to Ezra tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Elara, Zora, Ayra, Eira, and Aura.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Ezra | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 327 | #833 |
| 2024 | 400 | #701 |
| 2023 | 369 | #764 |
| 2022 | 457 | #646 |
| 2021 | 402 | #713 |
| 2020 | 393 | #713 |
| 2019 | 330 | #824 |
| 2018 | 275 | #960 |
| 2017 | 208 | #1178 |
| 2016 | 200 | #1227 |
| 2015 | 208 | #1199 |
| 2014 | 158 | #1436 |
| 2013 | 151 | #1470 |
| 2012 | 122 | #1705 |
| 2011 | 101 | #1953 |
| 2010 | 89 | #2185 |
| 2009 | 90 | #2190 |
| 2008 | 82 | #2354 |
| 2007 | 74 | #2509 |
| 2006 | 57 | #2978 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2865 |
| 2004 | 52 | #2998 |
| 2003 | 41 | #3472 |
| 2002 | 32 | #3978 |
| 2001 | 42 | #3256 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ezra a popular girl name?
Ezra ranked #834 among girls in 2025 with 327 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1199.
When was the name Ezra most popular?
Ezra peaked in 2022, when 457 American girls received the name (ranked #646 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Ezra?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 5,505 newborn American girls was named Ezra. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "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.