Ezra vs Sai
Ezra and Saicompared 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 Sai #847 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Ezra was ranked #1135 and Sai #2927 among girls in England and Wales.
Ezra and Sai over time
Ezra and Sai appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Ezra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Sai 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 — Ezra #38 in 2023, Sai #847 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ezra held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Sai in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ezra #38 in 2023, Sai #847 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ezra #38, Sai #847.
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 2008–2023
Ezra held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sai in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ezra #983 in 2021, Sai #2022 in 2008.
The order changed in 2014: Ezra moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #5742 and #3160; by 2014 that had become #1628 and #3514.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ezra #1135, Sai #2927.
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 | Sai |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #58 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #847 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ezra has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Sai does not have one recorded yet.
- Ezra has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Sai.
- A meaning is recorded for Ezra; Sai 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 #58 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Sai
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #847 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #847 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys