Ezra Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Ezra

Ezra Name Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: ezz-rah
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Ezra Name Meaning

A sweet Biblical pick with a zinger of a middle letter, Ezra has been warming up in use recently. He’s a gentle soul with endless appeal, a handsome choice for any little guy.

Ezra fits in well with his Biblical brothers Elijah and Josiah, an ancient name with a surprisingly modern sound. He’s a worldly pick thanks to his religious starts, appearing within all three major religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Within Christianity, he appears as a prophet tasked to bring the word of God to Jerusalem.

Ezra is also a natural fit in many of today’s trends, his vowel name start working well with Owen, Eli, and Asher. He’s also part of the gentle name movement in boys, where names shun the hardness seen in Hunter and Gunnar for the sweetness of Riley, Caleb, and Levi.

While Ezra has the grandpa-chic genre in the bag, he’s not too stuffy to appear on a little boy. He’s the perfect pick for a curious little one ready to take the world by storm. His gentle feel is reminiscent of cuddles with his mama while his boyish twinkle is right where it belongs on the jungle gym.

For those who prefer to focus on the background of names, Ezra’s meaning of “help” is divine. Who doesn’t need a little helper in their life? His selfless meaning is just as precious as his sound, making him a natural choice for many parents.

Ezra Name Popularity

How popular is the name Ezra? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	458	11	0.0031%
1911	561	7	0.0019%
1912	472	34	0.0067%
1913	608	23	0.0041%
1914	502	59	0.0085%
1915	483	91	0.01%
1916	463	107	0.0111%
1917	489	99	0.0099%
1918	527	95	0.0089%
1919	505	102	0.0097%
1920	528	98	0.0088%
1921	469	132	0.0115%
1922	488	121	0.0109%
1923	481	123	0.011%
1924	514	111	0.0096%
1925	548	93	0.0082%
1926	514	103	0.0094%
1927	622	67	0.0061%
1928	536	92	0.0086%
1929	575	72	0.007%
1930	579	73	0.007%
1931	616	57	0.0058%
1932	687	44	0.0045%
1933	712	35	0.0038%
1934	623	56	0.0058%
1935	646	48	0.0049%
1936	584	63	0.0065%
1937	813	24	0.0024%
1938	891	19	0.0019%
1939	971	13	0.0013%
1940	1,119	10	0.0009%
1941	1,081	10	0.0009%
1942	899	21	0.0017%
1943	845	26	0.002%
1944	810	27	0.0022%
1945	1,027	12	0.001%
1946	1,472	5	0.0003%
1947	1,068	15	0.0009%
1948	1,192	10	0.0006%
1949	974	20	0.0012%
1950	934	22	0.0014%
1951	851	33	0.0019%
1952	917	25	0.0014%
1953	910	28	0.0016%
1954	1,112	15	0.0008%
1955	1,227	11	0.0006%
1956	1,053	19	0.001%
1957	992	24	0.0012%
1958	1,105	16	0.0008%
1959	1,182	14	0.0007%
1960	—	0	0%
1961	1,082	18	0.001%
1962	1,069	18	0.001%
1963	991	23	0.0013%
1964	1,268	10	0.0006%
1965	1,094	16	0.001%
1966	958	23	0.0015%
1967	1,106	14	0.0009%
1968	909	29	0.0019%
1969	860	40	0.0026%
1970	1,087	22	0.0014%
1971	837	53	0.0035%
1972	870	44	0.0032%
1973	773	62	0.0048%
1974	802	58	0.0045%
1975	728	81	0.0063%
1976	723	84	0.0065%
1977	675	110	0.0082%
1978	724	90	0.0067%
1979	740	88	0.0062%
1980	733	94	0.0064%
1981	676	114	0.0078%
1982	715	102	0.0068%
1983	822	65	0.0044%
1984	736	91	0.0061%
1985	705	107	0.007%
1986	752	96	0.0064%
1987	668	140	0.0092%
1988	660	156	0.01%
1989	763	118	0.0073%
1990	792	117	0.0071%
1991	811	110	0.0067%
1992	813	116	0.0073%
1993	694	171	0.011%
1994	743	149	0.0097%
1995	664	203	0.0135%
1996	559	281	0.0188%
1997	553	306	0.0207%
1998	486	405	0.0271%
1999	484	420	0.028%
2000	432	524	0.0343%
2001	433	526	0.0349%
2002	443	520	0.0347%
2003	408	601	0.0395%
2004	379	696	0.0457%
2005	348	819	0.0536%
2006	341	884	0.0565%
2007	340	924	0.0586%
2008	290	1,133	0.0733%
2009	256	1,327	0.0888%
2010	240	1,440	0.0999%
2011	203	1,754	0.1231%
2012	183	2,079	0.1459%
2013	142	2,743	0.1927%
2014	117	3,403	0.2336%
2015	92	4,319	0.2968%
2016	84	4,856	0.3368%
2017	69	5,290	0.379%
2018	59	6,000	0.4367%
2019	49	6,489	0.4793%
2020	44	6,618	0.5199%
2021	37	7,365	0.6025%
2022	26	7,813	0.5922%

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Names Like Ezra

If you like Ezra, you’ll love these other names like Ezra.

What names are variants of Ezra?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Ezra.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Azariah	Helped by God	Hebrew
Azur	Helper	Hebrew
Esdras	Helper	Hebrew
Esra	Helper	Hebrew
Ezer	Help, aid	Hebrew
Ezrah	Helper	Hebrew
Ezri	Help, aid; helper	Hebrew

What names sound like Ezra?

If you like how Ezra sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Ezra.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Azria	Helped by God	Hebrew
Azul	The Color Blue	Spanish
Azure	Bluish Color	Latin
Ezar	Help, aid	Hebrew
Ezekiel	God will strengthen	Hebrew
Ezell	Noble	American
Ezer	Help, aid	Hebrew

What names are similar to Ezra?

Find a name that’s like Ezra, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender

Abraham	Father of nations	Hebrew
Benjamin	A favorite son	Hebrew
Elias	My God is Yahweh	Hebrew
Ephraim	Fruitful	Hebrew
Isaac	He will laugh	Hebrew
Isaiah	God is salvation	Hebrew
Levi	Joined together	Hebrew
Micah	Who is Like God?	Hebrew
Samuel	Name of God	Hebrew
Thomas	Twin	Greek

Lists With Ezra

Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Ezra.

Siblings of Ezra

Mamas with kids named Ezra also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Zoe	Life	Greek
Noah	To rest	Hebrew
Aliya	Rising, ascending	Hebrew
Kylie	Boomerang	Aboriginal
Ryann	King	Irish

Isabella	Devoted to God	Italian
Brielle	God is my strength	French
Hallie	A variant spelling of Hally.	Scandinavian
Charlie	Free man	English
Josef	Jehovah increases	Hebrew
Taylor	Tailor; to cut	French
Reece	Enthusiasm	Welsh
Grace	Gracious one	English
Faith	Devotion	English
Elizabeth	God is my oath	Hebrew
William	A willing protector	German
Marie	A French form of Mary.	French
Joy	Happiness	Latin
Jordyn	To descend	Hebrew
Jubilee	Ram's horn	Hebrew

David	Beloved	Hebrew
Robert	Bright fame	German
Ezekiel	God will strengthen	Hebrew
Jonah	Dove	Hebrew
Meara	Jolly, jovial	Irish
Tobin	God is good	Hebrew
Kallista	Most beautiful	Greek
Fiona	Fair or white	Scottish
Josie	God will increase	English
Tate	Cheerful	English
Era
Abigail	Father’s rejoice	Hebrew
Ezar	Help, aid	Hebrew
Oliver	Olive tree	English
Jayden	Thankful one	Hebrew

Lydia	From Lydia	Greek
Irene	Peace	Greek
Sebastian	Venerable or honorable	Greek
Ethan	Enduring and strong	Hebrew
Braedon	Broad hillside.	English

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49 Comments

Lynita Mar 13 at 10:35 am

The name Ezra has been a favourite of mine ever since I met a cute little boy about 5 years ago with that name. A couple years later I find out that it’s on my sister’s list of names so I figured I’d never use it. I got pregnant and we had the hardest time coming up with a name. We agreed on Ezra but didn’t know if we should use it. A week before baby was born, it came up in conversation with my sister and she said she didn’t think they would ever use it. I asked if we could and she said yes! Have an Ezra for us.
I love the meaning behind Ezra. (help, aid or protect) it also comes from a word meaning God protects and that is special to me.

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Charity Jan 15 at 9:25 am

This was a name my husband and I searched and loved. It means helper and is based on a profit in the Bible. No complaints about the name other than it is gaining popularity

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JoceLynn Dec 3 at 7:54 am

We choose Ezra because it’s a biblical name and I just love how it looks and sounds

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Portia Egbon Oct 16 at 10:17 am

I chose the name Ezra because God showed me the name for my first son years ago. I forgot about it and slightly ignored it but the thoughts came back to me when I was about 5-6 months pregnant . I love the name! It is beautiful and has a mighty meaning .

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Bethany Apr 9 at 7:13 am

Ezra is both a biblical name and a star wars character (:

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Trilissa Nov 18 at 6:00 pm

Love the name and it’s meaning googled went through a lot of names are and Ezra just stuck out to us

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Michelle Nov 15 at 3:00 am

We had it on our list of possible names. When he first opened his eyes and looked at me the name popped into my head and I knew he was an Ezra.

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Kristen Sep 26 at 10:12 am

Love the meaning

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Ashlee Aug 28 at 7:53 am

I wanted a name with a Z but that didn’t start with a Z. Ezra is short, unique, and strong. It is also a name from the Bible meaning “help” or “helper.” I also like that it starts with an E and has 4 letters like my husband’s name, Eric.

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Madelyn Miles Aug 21 at 7:56 am

We love choosing names based on their meaning, and as Christians, we really like Biblical names. His middle name is Jonathan, for his late brother and grandfather, which means “the Lord gives” in Hebrew. So we reflected on what exactly has God given us? Ezra means “help, aid, protection.” Throughout our losses and triumphs, we are convinced that God has helped us every step of the way. So Ezra Jonathan means ” the Lord has given help.”

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Natalie May 1 at 1:30 pm

I like that it’s biblical and means help in Hebrew or God helps. Seems fitting for our day in age

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Caryn Mar 11 at 10:03 am

It was a name I hadn’t heard of until about 2 years ago and fell in love it. When I became pregnant and found out my baby was a boy I immediately knew that Ezra was going to be his name.

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Rachel Feb 10 at 2:14 am

It sounded good and had a good meaning

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Rachael Jan 2 at 10:07 pm

We chose Ezra because we wanted a biblical name, but one that’s not overused. We also wanted a cool name that sounded somewhat trendy but that didn’t sound made up or new age or something. It was also the only one we could agree on!! I also love that it means “helper” in Hebrew.

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Madison Nov 19 at 1:02 pm

We like the originality of it and it means helper in Hebrew. One of our favorite bands lead singer also has the name.

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Natalie Oct 11 at 12:29 pm

Ezra means “helper” and we loved this name as Christians who believe in the trinity (God, Jesus, Holy Spirit) as God sends us the Holy Spirit to be our “helper”. Our last name means “in the valley” so helper in the valley felt special for both of our life stories!

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Martha Merza Aug 10 at 4:21 pm

I have a friend a son named Ezra and i fell inlove with the name so I decided to name my newborn that. I love the name it means helper or help in hebrew and its a bible name. Ezra is a high needs baby according to dr Sears

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Cortney Jul 7 at 7:34 pm

Ultimately we ask the Lord to reveal our children’s names to us when they are in the womb. With a name it carries meaning, and it’s important that when we call our children by their name we are speaking Truth over them. Ezra means helper, which is not only a great confession of him, but also Ezra in the Bible was helping the King finish the buildout of the temple. My husband and I moved to Colorado two years ago to help plant a church…Ezra King was only appropriate?

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Jas Jul 5 at 7:01 pm

My husband and I had a few names that we both liked picked out, but we waited until our baby boy was born to make a final decision. We blessed him with the name Ezra upon meeting him and it fit perfectly. We liked the name because it is a Hebrew name that comes from the Bible and means “God’s help”. It is a strong name is not super common and describes our baby boy to a tee!

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Carissa Jun 16 at 10:04 am

We are a big Star Wars family, I wanted to name our little jedi after a character from the Star Wars universe. Ezra is the name of a young jedi in the animated series Rebels, I love the character and his name is so unique.

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Christian Jun 10 at 8:41 am

Biblical and unique!

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Kirsten May 13 at 8:43 am

We wanted a Bible name. So we chose a Bible name of a prophet found in the Old Testament. Name isn’t as commonly used and easy to say and spell.

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Maritza May 8 at 11:32 am

It’s a biblical name. It’s short but strong

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Desiree Apr 25 at 11:07 am

A strong biblical name that is short & sweet. Our reason for choosing this name was mostly due to who Ezra In the Bible was. And the meaning of “helper”

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Alexandra Apr 24 at 8:13 am

I loved the old fashion tone to it and my other son is named evan and that felt right together.

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Lynnelle Mar 11 at 1:06 pm

Ezra is a biblical name

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Samantha Feb 6 at 10:47 am

I picked his name because it’s in the bible

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Monica Jan 25 at 5:47 am

We chose Ezra because of our catholic faith. It is based on the book of Ezra in the Bible and means God’s helper.

We love the name Ezra because it’s unique enough that he most likely won’t share his name with any classmates, but common enough that people will know how to pronounce it.

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Michelle Dec 17 at 10:26 am

I love the meaning. It means helper.

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Kendra Aug 16 at 10:17 am

Ezra keans helper. And it seems to be what he is to our family. Also had a dream about it. And the nake was just perfect for our 4th child.

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Michelle Aug 11 at 5:58 pm

We chose Ezra after my husband’s mother’s father (middle name, John, after my mom’s dad) but we also love the account of the prophet Ezra in the Bible and how he was used as a leader of his nation during a troubling time of transition and testing.

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Mama shawnte Jul 22 at 11:47 pm

Ezra was a scribe and priest in the Old Testament in the Bible who helped God’s people get back to the heart of God and renew their commitment to God and do what they needed to do to be made right with God.

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Vanessa Jul 4 at 1:58 pm

We loved the name Ezra because it’s simple and we like that it was a Bible name.

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Darian Jan 9 at 4:38 pm

I chose the name Ezra because he looked like an Ezra in his 3D ultrasound.
I love the name because it matches him and his personality and its unique.
Ezra is a Happy baby who loves to stand and play with the dogs.

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Brianna Dec 14 at 3:05 pm

We like shorter names but we also like names that have special meanings. Ezra doesn’t seem to be a common name – also something we like.

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Morgan Holmes Oct 27 at 9:38 am

My husband is Jewish and we both wanted a Hebrew name, so when we came across the name Ezra it just felt right!

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Noeli Cardona Sep 18 at 12:32 pm

I love the show PLL but I didnt name my son my husband did

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Chelsea Sep 3 at 10:20 am

We wanted a biblical name. A lot of our friends have biblical names and their children do too, so we searched and searched for names that were easy to recognize, easy to spell, easy to say, and ultimately that had a special meaning. Ezra means “the helper” and he was a prophet in the Bible who lead many people to the Lord.

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Shelby Aug 25 at 10:30 am

My husband choose this name and I love it!

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Ashley Aug 16 at 10:19 am

Ezra is my third child. I choose his name because my older children are girls and both have a name with letter Z in them. So we were limited to boy names with a Z. I didn’t want it to start with a Z just have the letter. Also it wasn’t a common name (at the time I choose it). It goes so well to us with him middle name which is his fathers first name, Thomas. It took a little while to narrow down but we finally found a perfect fit for our first boy, Ezra Thomas.

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Heather Aug 10 at 11:20 am

Biblical.
Starts with E like me daughters first name.

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Carol Jul 29 at 10:05 am

Ezra was the only boys name my husband and I could come up with that we both liked! I love the meaning of the name – Ezra is Hebrew for “help” – and I pray my son will be a help to others all this life and not strive for selfish ambition!

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Tara Apr 23 at 11:26 pm

Ezra…means Strong Helper….who doesn’t want that?

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G Apr 23 at 9:44 am

i like that it is not that common and has a beautiful meaning of “Gods helper” as well as other meanings in different languages such as “redemption, rejoice, joyful”.

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Alisha Apr 23 at 2:09 am

I had heard the name years before and loved it! I suggested it after we found out we were expecting and he also instantly loved it. We like that you don’t hear it often, though it is becoming more popular recently for both sexes, and we just think it’s a cool name, sound and spelling. Also, it lends itself to plenty of nicknames!

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Renee Apr 22 at 1:48 pm

Ezra is after a great man in the Bible. It means helper and he is truly a helper, even at 2 years old. Always wants to “help” me with any chore I am doing! His middle name is after his grandfather who is also a great man of God. And a strong godly meaning. I like the name Ezra because it is unique but not too unique and it fits well with his brothers name, Jonah. They are 18 months apart and best friends. They will always be together.

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Blu Apr 22 at 12:49 pm

My first borns name starts with E and I wanted to stick to the E theme, and his aunt brought Ezra to my attention. It’s also Hebrew and from the Bible like my 1st sons name. It’s a short name, which I kind of wanted a long name with at least 3 repeated letters (3 e’s or a’s) but finding E names isn’t that easy.

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Melodie Apr 22 at 12:48 pm

Loved the name

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S Apr 22 at 12:28 pm

We chose this name for so many reasons! Ezra is a biblical name, and Ezra and Nehemiah brought Torah (symbolically education) to the masses. As a public school teacher, I like to call them the fathers of public education. Also, in modern Hebrew, the word Ezra means “help”. I loved the idea of naming my child as a helper, and teaching him that we all have the responsibility to help others.

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