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Bebe vs Ezra

Bebe and Ezracompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Bebe was ranked #3318 and Ezra #1302 among girls in England and Wales.

Bebe and Ezra over time

Bebe and Ezra appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Ezra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bebe in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Bebe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ezra in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 20082024

    Bebe held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Ezra in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Bebe #1472 in 2010, Ezra #983 in 2021.

    The order changed in 2014: Ezra moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #2460 and #5742; by 2014 that had become #2464 and #1628.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Bebe #3318, Ezra #1302.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bebe, Ezra
FieldBebeEzra
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedCommonly interpreted as 'help', with a fuller theophoric sense 'God has helped'.
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈɛzrə/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #58 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ezra has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Bebe does not have one recorded yet.
  • Bebe and Ezra both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Ezra; Bebe doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Bebe

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1999–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1472 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1999–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Ezra

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #633 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2013–2024

    Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2013–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #58 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys