Boys' name · since 1880

Ezra

106,761 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.

#299 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#20 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
106,761
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade

106,761 babies have been named Ezra since 1880, making it today's #20 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezra has been recorded 106,761 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #20 nationally and more common than 99.9% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #299 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #20 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 106,761 born since 1880
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezra ranks #299 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #20 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 106,761 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.

#299 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#20 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
106,761
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%99.8%
Ezra vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Ezra's 106,761 recorded births place it above 99.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

51 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Ezra compares

106,761 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ezra's all-time total is 289x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ezra Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 106,761 369 358,536
Peak-year births 8,822 34 22,252

Ezra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ezra's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 95% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 5%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 20 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 8,822, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ezra popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 100 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
8,822
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000 188018991918193719561975199420132025 8,126

Ezra popularity over time - girls

5,007 total births recorded since 1915 (Ezra as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5,007 births
0100200300400500 19151976199019972004201120182025 327

Ezra by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (47,728 births, 45% of the file).

2020s was Ezra's strongest decade.

47,728 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Ezra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 47,728 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ezra compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ezra's total volume

Ezra vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 80100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 3.5%-146, 2.3%-146, 3%-127, 3.9%-109, 2.4%-146, 4.2%-146, 7.8%-146, 1.9%-146, 2.3%-146, 3.4%-144, 5.9%-146, 2.5%-90, 5.7%-146, 1.9%-146, 7.3%Ezra-146, 8.3%Ezra
Ezra vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

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
14,898 14.0%
#2 Texas
11,333 10.6%
#3 New York
4,978 4.7%
#4 Florida
4,743 4.4%
#5 Ohio
3,281 3.1%
#6 Pennsylvania
3,150 3.0%
#7 Washington
3,095 2.9%
#8 Georgia
3,053 2.9%
California share of Ezra's total US births 14.0%
Even split

14,898 of 106,761 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? ▼
Since 1880, Social Security records show 106,761 babies named Ezra. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #299 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #20 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 8,822 births.
Where does Ezra sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezra ranks #299 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #20 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ezra most popular? ▼
Ezra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 47,728 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ezra most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Ezra are California (14,898 births), Texas (11,333 births), New York (4,978 births).
How long has the name Ezra been used? ▼
Ezra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Ezra's data

  • California records the most Ezras (14,898 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ezra

Nearby Names Like Ezra

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ezra

Ezrah Boy
#914 2,770 births
Ezriel Boy
#1896 1,006 births
Ezrael Boy
#2054 552 births
Ezran Boy
#2124 373 births
Ezren Boy
#1904 328 births

Compare Ezra side by side: Ezra vs Ezrah Ezra vs Ezriel Ezra vs Ezrael

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ezra

Leo #19
259,988 births · Peak 2022
Michael #21
4,426,753 births · Peak 1957
Samuel #18
820,196 births · Peak 2001
Daniel #22
1,982,812 births · Peak 1985
Hudson #17
114,287 births · Peak 2025
John #23
5,182,633 births · Peak 1947
Sebastian #16
218,055 births · Peak 2016
Ethan #24
487,389 births · Peak 2004

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ezra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ezra draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.