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Ezra
masculine
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Why it works
- English speakers will almost certainly pronounce it correctly on the first try
- spelling is short and predictable — rarely needs repeating
What to know
pronunciation varies somewhat by language — see "How it travels" for the specifics
Popularity
Very Popular — #20 in the latest U.S. ranking.
Meaning and origin
Ezra means "Help".
Ezra's US ranking climbed from 431st in 2000 to 59th by 2018 and has continued to rise since (SSA rank #20 in 2025 per secondary-aggregator data), making it one of the more dramatic biblical-name revivals of the 21st century, alongside similar rises for Silas, Asher, and Elias.
Documented origin: Hebrew
How it travels
English and Turkish are shown by default; German is included when it adds a meaningfully different reading.
Spelling stability: high — based on letter-pattern analysis, not a documented linguistic fact.
Also documented
Biblical Hebrew: ʿEzra
Modern Israeli Hebrew: Ezra
Greek/Latin biblical tradition: Esdras
Popularity without panic
Very Popular — #20 in the latest U.S. ranking.
One of the most recognized names in recent U.S. data — instantly familiar.
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Real-world considerations
- Very Popular — #20 in the latest U.S. ranking.
- Spelling note: Ezrah.
- Most sources trace Ezra directly to the Hebrew root ʿ-z-r ("to help"); some sources additionally note a secondary scholarly theory that the name may be a shortened form of Azaryahu ("Yahweh helps"), which points to the same underlying idea of divine help rather than a conflicting meaning.