Ezra

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Ezra

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Ezra comes from a Hebrew name meaning “Help.”

History:
Ezra is another of the minor Biblical names adopted by English and American Puritans in the 17th century. Like many other Old Testament names, it is currently becoming more popular.

Pronunciation: ez-rah.

Alternates: Ezar.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Ezra Ames (1768-1836)
American painter.
Ezra Meeker (1830-1928)
American pioneer author.
Ezra Loomis Pound (1885-1972)
American poet.
Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983)
American illustrator.

Educators, Scholar, and Social Workers:
Ezra Stiles (1727-1795)
American scholar.
Ezra Cornell (1807-1874)
American businessman and philanthropist.
Ezra F. Vogel (1930-)
American scholar.

Religious Figures:
Ezra (3rd century B.C.)
A Hebrew priest and scribe in the Old Testament.
Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994)
American religious leader.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.007 % named Ezra

Popularity of Ezra:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1800: 94th most popular.
1850: 232nd most popular.
1875: 284th most popular.
1900-1910: 446th most popular.
1910-1920: 525th most popular.
1920-1930: 588th most popular.
1930-1940: 667th most popular.
1940-1950: 974th most popular.
1950-1960: 943rd most popular.
1960-1970: 917th most popular.
1970-1980: 913th most popular.
1980-1990: 766th most popular.
1990: 782nd most popular.
1991: 790th most popular.
1992: 805th most popular.
1993: 726th most popular.
1994: 708th most popular.
1995: 652nd most popular.
1996: 562nd most popular.
1997: 555th most popular.
1998: 515th most popular.
1999: 493rd most popular.
2000: 439th most popular.
2001: 442nd most popular.
2002: 457th most popular.
2003: 402nd most popular.