Ezra
given name · Latin script
Meaning: Ezra is a strong, timeless Hebrew name meaning "help"
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ɛzɹə/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Ezra is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.
- USUnited States1 in 6.3K(measured from records)
- NGNigeria≈1 in 10K
- PHPhilippines≈1 in 33K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- United States (measured from records)
- 3 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 424 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 3.5K (inferred from the name graph)
52,906 people, 2020
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Tanzania, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Ezra is a strong, timeless Hebrew name meaning "help." Rooted in the story of the biblical priest and scribe who helped restore his people's faith, it carries a sense of wisdom, leadership, and divine support, making it a meaningful choice for a boy.
Sources 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Ezra counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | — | 52,906 | 1 in 6.3K | 50K | Ezra | 424 |
| NG Nigeria | — | ≈21,000 est. | ≈1 in 10K | — | Ezra | 60 |
| TZ Tanzania | #979 | ≈17,000 est. | ≈1 in 3.5K | — | Ezra | 23 |
| PH Philippines | — | ≈3,300 est. | ≈1 in 33K | — | Ezra | 77 |
| ZA South Africa | — | ≈1,900 est. | ≈1 in 30K | — | Ezra | 32 |
| IL Israel | — | ≈1,800 est. | ≈1 in 4.8K | — | Ezra | 60 |
| GY Guyana | — | 90 | 1 in 8.3K | 90 | — | 3 |
52,906 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Ezra is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
Ezra is a strong, classic biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "help." Associated with a wise and dedicated leader who restored his community's faith, the name suggests qualities of intelligence, guidance, and devotion.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The name Ezra is a Hebrew name (עֶזְרָא) meaning "help" or "helper". It is likely a shortened form of the name Azaryahu (עזריהו), which translates to "Yahweh helps".
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The name Ezra is of Hebrew origin and means "help" or "helper". It is likely a shortened form of the name Azaryahu, which means "Yahweh helps".
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Biblical name (meaning ‘help’ in Hebrew), borne by an Old Testament prophet, author of the book of the Bible that bears his name. This was one of the Old Testament names taken up by the
as a nameA concise dictionary of first names
In English, The fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Ezra Stilesb. 1727USAmerican theologian, clergyman, Yale President 1727-1795
- Ezra Meekerb. 1830USpioneer of Washington Territory who later publicized the memory of the Oregon Trail
- Ezra Poundb. 1885USAmerican poet and critic (1885–1972)
- Kenneth Mappb. 1955USnot in their usual name29th Governor of the United States Virgin Islands.
- Ezra Buzzingtonb. 1957USAmerican actor
- Ezra Hendricksonb. 1972VCSaint Vincent and the Grenadines footballer and manager
- Ezra Kleinb. 1984USAmerican journalist (born 1984)
- Ezra Koenigb. 1984USAmerican rock musician
- Ezra Millerb. 1992USAmerican actor (born 1992)
- George Ezrab. 1993GBEnglish singer-songwriter
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 105 sources across 56 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 735 | #33,375 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 597 | #37,341 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 441 | #45,651 |
Reference works 6
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Ethiopian name tokens (GitHub lehagere/ethiopian-names, 40/60 condominium list)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Ezra a male or female name?
- Ezra is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- Where does the name Ezra come from?
- Ezra is a strong, timeless Hebrew name meaning "help." Rooted in the story of the biblical priest and scribe who helped restore his people's faith, it carries a sense of wisdom, leadership, and divine… Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- What does the name Ezra mean?
- Recorded meaning: Ezra is a strong, timeless Hebrew name meaning "help."
- How common is the name Ezra?
- In the United States, the national register counted 52,906 people named Ezra in 2020, about 1 in 6.3 thousand residents.
- How common is Ezra compared with other names?
- In Tanzania, Ezra is the 979th most common given name of 37,285 given names recorded there.
- In which country does Ezra have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 53 thousand people named Ezra, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled ezra.
- What are other forms of the name Ezra?
- In the etymology graph, Esdras, Uzair and Ezrah are forms of the same name in other languages.
- How do you pronounce Ezra?
- A machine transcription gives /ɛzɹə/ (IPA) for English.
What do you want to know about Ezra?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/ezraThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Ezra” — the 979th most common given name in Tanzania. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.