Ezra vs Layton

Ezra and Laytoncompared 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, Ezra was ranked #38 and Layton #479 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Ezra was ranked #42 and Layton #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Ezra was ranked #91 and Layton #144 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ezra was ranked #156 and Layton #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Ezra and Layton over time

Ezra and Layton appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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

Layton reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ezra held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Layton in 16.
Highest recorded here: Ezra #38 in 2023, Layton #161 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ezra #38, Layton #479.
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2013–2025
Ezra held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Layton in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ezra #156 in 2025, Layton #376 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ezra #156, Layton #676.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Ezra

Pairs where Ezra shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Archie vs Ezra
Archie and Ezra both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Archie · Ezra · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Moved together in several countries
Arlo vs Ezra
Arlo and Ezra both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arlo · Ezra · 26 shared years, 1999–2024 · Moved together in several countries
Muhammad vs Ezra
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Muhammad #1 in 2023, Ezra #38 in 2023.
Muhammad · Ezra · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2023 England and Wales ranking
Noah vs Ezra
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Noah #1 in 2021, Ezra #38 in 2023.
Noah · Ezra · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2023 England and Wales ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ezra, Layton
Field	Ezra	Layton
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Commonly interpreted as 'help', with a fuller theophoric sense 'God has helped'.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Biblical Hebrew	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈɛzrə/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #58 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Ezra has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Layton does not have one recorded yet.
Ezra and Layton both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Ezra; Layton 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

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

Layton

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #680 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys