Esdras
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EZ-drus
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #2,006 for boys
Esdras is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “help”. In 2025 it ranked 2,006th for boys in the US (75 babies).
What does Esdras mean?
Hebrew: Greek and Latin form of Ezra
“help”
Esdras gives its name to the apocryphal books 1 and 2 Esdras, linked to the scribe Ezra.
Is Esdras a girl's or a boy's name?
Esdras is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 75 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Esdras in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,006among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 75about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 75 boys in the US were named Esdras, making it the 2,006th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,235th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 80 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Esdras in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Esdras in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | #2,006 |
| 2024 | 76 | #2,012 |
| 2023 | 80 | #1,941 |
| 2022 | 77 | #1,980 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,172 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2,235 |
| 2019 | 71 | #2,041 |
| 2018 | 51 | #2,506 |
| 2017 | 68 | #2,049 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2,207 |
| 2015 | 52 | #2,428 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,621 |
| 2012 | 48 | #2,550 |
| 2011 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,729 |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,044 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2007 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 2006 | 45 | #2,620 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,748 |
| 2004 | 36 | #2,839 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,552 |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,613 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,731 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,027 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,708 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,436 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
Names like Esdras
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ezra Luca Ares Thiago Sawyer Josue Lucas Abdiel Jonas Boaz Ezequiel Azriel
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Esdras: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/esdras, updated 20 October 2026.