Given name & surname
Esdras
“help”·“one who is helpful”·“a helper”
In Biblical use, Esdras is a form of Ezra. Interpretations include “help” (Hebrew), “one who is helpful” (Hebrew), and “a helper” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. In Biblical use, Esdras is a form of Nehemiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God provides comfort.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Biblical use, Esdras is a form of Ezra. Interpretations include “help” (Hebrew), “one who is helpful” (Hebrew), and “a helper” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. In Biblical use, Esdras is a form of Nehemiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God provides comfort.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
The name appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Esdras through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,622
- 1,622 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 80 babies
- 2025
- 75
- #2,012 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 75 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,012 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,741 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Esdras’s family of names
In English usage, Esdras shares an earlier linguistic root with Ezra. Esdras is a form of Nehemiah. Esdras has a related form in Ezra.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Esdras has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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