| Ezra | Isaiah | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | help | Yahweh is salvation |
| Origin | hebrew | Hebrew |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | EZ-rah | eye-ZAY-uh |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2024 (8,822) | 2006 (10,459) |
| In 2025 | 8,126 | 5,267 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ezra | Isaiah |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 47,728 | 32,963 |
| 2010s | 38,650 | 76,320 |
| 2000s | 8,326 | 92,786 |
| 1990s | 2,854 | 36,586 |
| 1980s | 1,755 | 6,709 |
| 1970s | 1,271 | 1,578 |
| 1960s | 588 | 727 |
| 1950s | 677 | 1,180 |
| 1940s | 574 | 1,194 |
| 1930s | 819 | 1,039 |
| 1920s | 1,373 | 1,262 |
| 1910s | 1,081 | 845 |
| 1900s | 304 | 263 |
| 1890s | 405 | 264 |
| 1880s | 356 | 304 |
From Hebrew ezra, 'help, aid' (root '-z-r). Borne by the scribe of the biblical Book of Ezra. Likely a shortened theophoric name (compare Azariah, 'Yahweh has helped'), with the divine element dropped.
Isaiah comes from the Hebrew Yeshayahu, “Yahweh is salvation.” He was one of the greatest Old Testament prophets, widely quoted in the New Testament.
Ezra is more popular than Isaiah today: about 8,126 US babies were given the name Ezra in 2025, compared with 5,267 named Isaiah.
Ezra means help (hebrew origin), while Isaiah means Yahweh is salvation (Hebrew origin).
In US records, Ezra first appears in 1880 and Isaiah in 1880, so Ezra has the longer recorded history.