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Ezra vs Isla-Mae

Ezra and Isla-Maecompared 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, Ezra was ranked #1302 and Isla-Mae #491 among girls in England and Wales.

Ezra and Isla-Mae over time

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

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Ezra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Isla-Mae 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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ezra #983 in 2021, Isla-Mae #382 in 2022.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 20082024

    Ezra held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Isla-Mae in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Ezra #983 in 2021, Isla-Mae #382 in 2022.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ezra #1302, Isla-Mae #491.

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 Ezra, Isla-Mae
FieldEzraIsla-Mae
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningCommonly interpreted as 'help', with a fuller theophoric sense 'God has helped'.Not yet recorded
OriginBiblical HebrewNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈɛzrə/Not yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #58 (2025)Northern Ireland · Girls #407 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ezra has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Isla-Mae does not have one recorded yet.
  • Ezra has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Isla-Mae.
  • A meaning is recorded for Ezra; Isla-Mae doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

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

Isla-Mae

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2008

    First recorded at #3397 among girls in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2018–2024

    Highest recorded position: #361 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2018–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #491 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls