Names like Ezra

In 2025, 8,126 boys born in the US were named Ezra, #20 among boys' names.

It was in the top 1,000 as early as 1880, dropped out, and has been back every year since 1965.

Its best rank was #13, in 2024.

The most births in one year were 8,822, in 2024.

Births rose 87% from 4,339 in 2015.

For 7 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1960 or later (Ezra's began in 1965).

Ezra's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #268
2. 1890
   #257
3. 1900
   #329
4. 1910
   #413
5. 1920
   #504
6. 1930
   #557
7. 1940
   #772
8. 1950
   #770
9. 1960
   #934
10. 1970
    #930
11. 1980
    #662
12. 1990
    #750
13. 2000
    #431
14. 2010
    #241
15. 2020
    #44
16. 2025
    #20

12 boy names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Ezra's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.