Given name
Ezrah
“help”·“one who is helpful”·“a helper”
Ezrah is a variant of Ezra. Interpretations include “help” (Hebrew), “one who is helpful” (Hebrew), and “a helper” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Hebrewעזרא
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ezrah is a variant of Ezra. Interpretations include “help” (Hebrew), “one who is helpful” (Hebrew), and “a helper” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ezrah is a variant of Ezra. An origin associated with Ezra is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb azar (עזר), “to help or support.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ezrah is a variant of Ezra. The history of Ezra gives this family its wider story. Ezra appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ezrah appears in 1 Chronicles 4:17, 1 Chronicles 4:4.
- 1 Chronicles 4:17
- 1 Chronicles 4:4
From biblical name research
Ezrah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,304
- 2,770 boys · 534 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 422 babies
- 2025
- 288
- #914 for boys · #4,692 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +55%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 86% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 259 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 914 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 69.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 29 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (46). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,346 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 39
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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- Lazarusshares a root
- Eleazarshares a root
- Jeriahshares a root
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- Azizashares a root
- Ezrishares a root
- Uzziahshares a root
- Ebenezershares a root
- Azazelshares a root
- Jerielshares a root
- Uzzielshares a root
- Jaazielshares a root
- Azarelshares a root
- Reaiahshares a root
- Jaaziahshares a root
- Azzanshares a root
- Jazershares a root
- Abiezershares a root
- Uzziashares a root
- Uzzishares a root
- Uzzahshares a root
- Uzzashares a root
- Mamreshares a root
- Haroehshares a root
- Irijahshares a root
- Maaziahshares a root
- Azzurshares a root
- Azrikamshares a root
- Azmavethshares a root
- Azgadshares a root
- Azaziahshares a root
- Azazshares a root
- Romamti-ezershares a root
- Hadarezershares a root
- Ahiezershares a root
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