The name Ezra comes from the Hebrew word ezra, meaning "help." In the Bible, Ezra was a direct descendent of Aaron who was known for leading the return of Jewish exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem, reintroducing the Torah and restoring worship in the Jewish community. It has appeared in the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for boy names every year (except three) since 1900, but didn't crack the top-200 for the first time until 2012. Ezra has now been a top-100 boy's name every year since 2015 and was listed as high as 15th, as of 2023. It's the name actress Kellie Shirley gave her son Ezra Cillian, born in 2023. It can also be spelled Ezrah.
