Top 20 US name Boys' name Peak 2024 98,544 births

Ezra — #13 US boys' name

98,544 babies named Ezra in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s3561890s4051900s3041910s10811920s13731930s8191940s5741950s6771960s5881970s12721980s17561990s28542000s83232010s386352020s39527
#13
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99.9% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Ezra was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

8,774 babies were named Ezra in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ezra

The Social Security Administration has registered 98,544 babies named Ezra between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ezra currently holds the #13 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 8,774 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ezra performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 39,527 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Ezra shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13,690 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ezra in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ezra 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 98,544 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.

Ezra at a glance

Top 100 boys' name

Total births

98,544

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

8,774 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#13

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ezra popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 100 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
8,774
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Ezra popularity over time — girls

4,676 total births recorded since 1915 (Ezra as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 4,676 births
-1000100200300400500 20242017201020031996198819751915 7

Ezra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
39,527 births that decade — 40% of Ezra's all-time total
1880s3561890s4051900s3041910s10811920s13731930s8191940s5741950s6771960s5881970s12721980s17561990s28542000s83232010s386352020s39527

Ezra by state

Where Ezra concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ezra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13,690 13.9%
#2 Texas
10,258 10.4%
#3 New York
4,635 4.7%
#4 Florida
4,246 4.3%
#5 Ohio
3,020 3.1%
#6 Pennsylvania
2,909 3.0%
#7 Washington
2,872 2.9%
#8 Georgia
2,782 2.8%
California share of Ezra's total US births 13.9%
Even split

13,690 of 98,544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Ezra appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ezra?
98,544 babies have been named Ezra since 1880. It currently ranks #13 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 8,774 births.
When was Ezra most popular?
Ezra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 39,527 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ezra most popular?
The top states for the name Ezra are California (13,690 births), Texas (10,258 births), New York (4,635 births).
How long has the name Ezra been used?
Ezra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ezra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ezrah, Ezriel, Ezrael, Ezran, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.