Uzair
Uzair, also spelled "Uzayr" or "Ozair", is a male name. It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name "Ezra", and it means "helper" or "strength". The name originated from the Islamic prophet "Uzair", who is often identified as the biblical prophet "Ezra". It's sometimes used as a surname, but mostly as a given name.
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Uzair
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Uzair, also spelled "Uzayr" or "Ozair", is a male name. It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name "Ezra", and it means "helper" or "strength". The name originated from the Islamic prophet "Uzair", who is often identified as the biblical prophet "Ezra". It's sometimes used as a surname, but mostly as a given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Uzair
Uzair first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1990, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 36 Uzairs were born — ranking #3,241 that year. As of 2026, Uzair ranks #4,178 for baby boys with 26 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 678 Uzairs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Uzair
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About the name Uzair
Uzair is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 678 births in the dataset. Uzair's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #3,241. Use the chart and map above to compare Uzair'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 .
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