Uzayr
Uzair is a figure who is mentioned in the Quran, Surah at-Tawbah, verse 9:30, which states that he was "revered by the Jews as the son of God". Uzair is most often identified with the biblical Ezra. Historians have described the reference as enigmatic since such views have not been found in Jewish sources.
- Arabic
- Quranic
Meaning & Origin of Uzayr
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Uzair is a figure who is mentioned in the Quran, Surah at-Tawbah, verse 9:30, which states that he was "revered by the Jews as the son of God". Uzair is most often identified with the biblical Ezra. Historians have described the reference as enigmatic since such views have not been found in Jewish sources.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Quranic
The Story of Uzayr
Uzayr first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2004, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2004: 5 births, good for #11,354 nationwide. About 60% of every Uzayr on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Uzayr last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 25 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Uzayr
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Uzayr. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Uzayr most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Singapore33%
- Malaysia25%
- MU16%
- Pakistan15%
- GH11%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Uzayr
Phonetically similar names — useful when Uzayr is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Uzayr
Uzayr is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Uzayr's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #11,354. Use the chart and map above to compare Uzayr'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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