Ezra vs Lilly-Grace
Ezra and Lilly-Gracecompared 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 2025, Ezra was ranked #1512 and Lilly-Grace #3705 among girls in England and Wales.
Ezra and Lilly-Grace over time
Ezra and Lilly-Grace appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Ezra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lilly-Grace 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.
Lilly-Grace 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 · Girls17 shared years, 2008–2025
Ezra held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Lilly-Grace in 8.
Highest recorded here: Ezra #983 in 2021, Lilly-Grace #973 in 2011.
The order changed in 2017: Ezra moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #1689 and #1472; by 2017 that had become #1411 and #1681.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ezra #1512, Lilly-Grace #3705.
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 | Ezra | Lilly-Grace |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #38 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 58/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ezra has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Lilly-Grace does not have one recorded yet.
- Ezra has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Lilly-Grace.
- A meaning is recorded for Ezra; Lilly-Grace doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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 #1512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lilly-Grace
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #4798 among girls in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #973 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 2005–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls