Ezra - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Ezra \e-zra, ez-ra\ is pronounced AIRZ-rah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "helper". Biblical: a fifth century BC Jewish priest, scholar, copyist, and historian who wrote the two Chronicles and the Book of Ezra and began the compiling and cataloguing of the Old Testament. Poet Ezra Pound.

Ezra has 7 variant forms: Azariah, Azur, Esdras, Esra, Ezer, Ezrah and Ezri.

Baby names that sound like Ezra are Azria and Ezar.

Ezra is a common male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ezra. Click here to compare Ezra with related baby names.