Ezra vs Ruwayda
Ezra and Ruwaydacompared 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 Ruwayda #4867 among girls in England and Wales.
Ezra and Ruwayda over time
Ezra and Ruwayda appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Ezra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ruwayda 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.
Ruwayda 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 · Girls18 shared years, 2008–2025
Ezra held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Ruwayda in 6.
Highest recorded here: Ezra #983 in 2021, Ruwayda #2019 in 2009.
The order changed in 2014: Ezra moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #5742 and #2460; by 2014 that had become #1628 and #4003.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ezra #1512, Ruwayda #4867.
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 | Ruwayda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 #4867 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ezra has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Ruwayda does not have one recorded yet.
- Ezra has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ruwayda.
- A meaning is recorded for Ezra; Ruwayda 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
Ruwayda
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #3247 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2025
Highest recorded position: #1384 among girls in England and Wales, in 2007 (recorded 2000–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls