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Colbie vs Ezra

Colbie 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 · Boys

    In 2024, Colbie was ranked #1162 and Ezra #38 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Colbie was ranked #727 and Ezra #91 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Colbie was ranked #4843 and Ezra #1302 among girls in England and Wales.

Colbie and Ezra over time

Colbie and Ezra appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Ezra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Colbie 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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Colbie #1162 in 2024, Ezra #38 in 2023.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 19972024

    Colbie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ezra in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Colbie #1162 in 2024, Ezra #38 in 2023.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Colbie #1162, Ezra #38.

  • England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 20082024

    Colbie held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Ezra in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Colbie #1914 in 2008, Ezra #983 in 2021.

    The order changed in 2012: Ezra moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #2843 and #5707; by 2012 that had become #4838 and #2969.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Colbie #4843, 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 Colbie, Ezra
FieldColbieEzra
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsmale
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-ENW, GB-SCTAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationScotland · Boys #727 (2024)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #58 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Colbie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 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