Cloe vs Ezra
Cloe 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 2022, Cloe was ranked #3970 and Ezra #1215 among girls in England and Wales.
Cloe and Ezra over time
Cloe and Ezra appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Ezra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cloe 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.
Cloe 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 · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2022
Cloe held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ezra in 9.
Highest recorded here: Cloe #672 in 1997, Ezra #983 in 2021.
The order changed in 2014: Ezra moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #2649 and #5742; by 2014 that had become #5691 and #1628.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Cloe #3970, Ezra #1215.
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 | Cloe | Ezra |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #58 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ezra has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Cloe does not have one recorded yet.
- Cloe has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Ezra.
- A meaning is recorded for Ezra; Cloe doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cloe
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #503 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1989–2008
Highest recorded position: #457 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1989–2008).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls
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