boy (SSA Category)Hebrew OriginUS Rank #20 in 2025

Ezra

Alternative forms & variants: Esdras

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Help, aid, or protector (from Hebrew ezer)”

Linguistic heritage: Biblical Hebrew

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:EZ-ruh

IPA (US English):/ˈɛzrə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20248,822 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#208,453 births in 2025

Total US Registrations111,768Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio96% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2024 (8,822 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1880

Recent 2025 Level8,126 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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