Ezra

Ezra meaning

Ezra is an international and Christian boy's name of Hebrew origin.

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Also used to mean: helper

Ezra is the Hebrew name ʿEzrāʾ, a form of the word ʿezrâ, "help", from the verb ʿāzar, "to help"; Strong's Concordance lists it as H5830. In the Bible Ezra is a priest and scribe who leads a group of exiles home from Babylon to Jerusalem in the time of the Persian king Artaxerxes and, as the Book of Nehemiah describes, reads the Law aloud to the gathered people. The name is used today by Christian and Jewish families and well beyond. Short, with a bright ending, it is easy to pronounce in Indian languages and pairs well with Indian surnames.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew, H5830 · entry עֶזְרָא ʿEzrāʾ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's H5830, Ezra (Bible Hub)

Famous namesakes

• Ezra, priest and scribe (Books of Ezra and Nehemiah)

Popularity abroad

• #20 United States, boys 2025 (down 7 from 13 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #38 England and Wales, boys 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Ezra · Esra · Ezrah

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