Esdras — #2016 US boys' name
1,547 babies named Esdras in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 86% of names given to boys today.
33% of everyone ever named Esdras was born in this single decade.
80 babies were named Esdras in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Esdras
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,547 babies named Esdras between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Esdras currently holds the #2016 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 80 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Esdras performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 509 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Esdras shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 293 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Esdras in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Esdras in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,547 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Esdras at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Esdras popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972
- Peak year (2023)
- 80
- Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
Currently ranks #2016 among boys.
1,547 total births across 53 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 80 births in a single year.
Esdras by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 509 births that decade — 33% of Esdras's all-time total
Esdras decade highlights
- Peak decade 509 births
- Runner-up 372 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Esdras's strongest decade
509 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 33% of all-time use.
Esdras by state
Where Esdras concentrates geographically — total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 293 | 18.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 171 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 72 | 4.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 27 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 24 | 1.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 13 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.6% |
293 of 1,547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 18.9% of nationwide
- Texas 11.1% of nationwide
- Florida 4.7% of nationwide
- New York 1.7% of nationwide
- Maryland 1.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 10 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 18.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Esdras appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Esdras? ▼
When was Esdras most popular? ▼
Where is Esdras most popular? ▼
How long has the name Esdras been used? ▼
Keep exploring Esdras
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Esdras
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.