Ezra vs Setanta

Ezra and Setantacompared 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.

Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Ezra was ranked #63 and Setanta #326 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ezra was ranked #156 and Setanta #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Ezra and Setanta over time

Ezra and Setanta appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Ezra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Setanta 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.

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 Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Ezra #156 in 2025, Setanta #286 in 2025.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2008–2025
Ezra held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Setanta in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ezra #156 in 2025, Setanta #286 in 2025.
The order changed in 2014: Ezra moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #698 and #412; by 2014 that had become #325 and #715.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ezra #156, Setanta #286.

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, Setanta
Field	Ezra	Setanta
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	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #58 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

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

Setanta

Popularity journey

First recorded2003
First recorded at #299 among boys in Northern Ireland in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2003–2025
Highest recorded position: #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2003–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys