Ezrah
Ezrah is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Ezrah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ezrah is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Ezrah
As a girl name
American parents first put Ezrah on the record books as a girl name in 1998, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 45 Ezrahs were born — ranking #3,435 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Ezrahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,130 among girl names with 25 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 557 Ezrahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Ezrah as a boy name dates back to 1998, when 6 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 384 newborns named Ezrah — #706 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 61% of all recorded Ezrahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #706 among boy names with 384 births, rising sharply (+99% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Ezrahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Ezrah
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ezrah. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Ezrah
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About the name Ezrah
Ezrah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Ezrah's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #694. Use the chart and map above to compare Ezrah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.