Caodhan vs Ezra
Caodhan 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Caodhan was ranked #272 and Ezra #23 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Caodhan and Ezra over time
Caodhan and Ezra appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Ezra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Caodhan 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.
Caodhan 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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2015, Ezra moved ahead of Caodhan in Northern Ireland · Boys — #228 and #264 the year before became #222 and #126.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2013–2023
Caodhan held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ezra in 9.
Highest recorded here: Caodhan #214 in 2017, Ezra #23 in 2023.
The order changed in 2015: Ezra moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #228 and #264; by 2015 that had become #222 and #126.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Caodhan #272, Ezra #23.
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
| Field | Caodhan | Ezra |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'help', with a fuller theophoric sense 'God has helped'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɛzrə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #272 (2023) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #58 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ezra has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Caodhan does not have one recorded yet.
- Caodhan and Ezra both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ezra; Caodhan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Caodhan
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #276 among boys in Northern Ireland in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2023
Highest recorded position: #214 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2007–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #272 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Ezra
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2013–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2013–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #58 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys