Ezrael
Masculine · “God is help”
Ezrael joins the Hebrew ezra, help, to el, God — and the sound sits close to Azrael, the angel of death, which is a different name.
How old is the name Ezrael?
Ezrael first appears in US birth records in 2009 — 16 years ago. The typical Ezrael is a kid of about 4 — this name's wave is very recent. About 500 people named Ezrael are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ezrael most popular?
Ezrael peaked in 2025, reaching #2035 nationally. Today it ranks #2035, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.
Where it comes from
From ezer El to Ezrael
Our story of Ezrael
Our story of Ezrael is a story of two real elements joined recently. Ezra is a biblical scribe and his name means help; El is the oldest Semitic word for God and closes Gabriel, Michael and Daniel. Ezrael puts them together, which Hebrew never quite did — the traditional form is Azarel. American families began registering it in the 2000s. The parts are genuine and the meaning readable; the name itself is a generation old.
Meaningscholars disagree
God is help
Read as ezer, 'help', and El, 'God' — a transparent Hebrew construction, though Ezrael itself is not a traditional Hebrew name. It is often confused with Azrael, from the Arabic and Jewish tradition of the angel who separates the soul from the body. The elements are genuine; the compound is modern.
How the name formed
- ezer El
- Ezrael
Related forms: Azarel · Ezriel · Ezrael
Pronouncing Ezrael
EZ-ray-el
Three syllables, stress on the first. Azrael, the angel, is AZ-ray-el.
Nicknames for Ezrael
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 2009
- Most boys named
- 202573 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2035reached in 2025
- Change vs 2024
- +25.9%73 in 2025, from 58
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ezrael in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Azarel in Hebrew — related form
- Ezriel in English — spelling variant
- Ezrael in Spanish — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, Florida.
Ezraels among us
people named Ezrael are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 23,398 born in 2025 was named Ezrael
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Edan test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Ezrael's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Edan climbed just as high around 2009, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Edan's path sketches the road Ezrael is walking now.
Ezrael sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Ezrael is headed
Ezrael looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 18% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Ezrael beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Ezrael in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Both elements are genuine Hebrew and the meaning reads cleanly.
- Ezra is available as a short form that is fully current.
- The -el ending places it in a large and dignified family.
- It is confused with Azrael, the angel of death, constantly.
- The traditional Hebrew form is Azarel and looks different.
- It will need spelling out every time.
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Masculine · #2035 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Ezraels are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Ezrael are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Ezrael in 2025?
- Ezrael ranks #2035 among US boy names in 2025, with 73 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Ezrael?
- About 1 in every 23,398 US boys born in 2025 was named Ezrael — 73 in all.
- Will my child share the name Ezrael with classmates?
- Ezrael will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Ezrael
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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