Uzair
Masculine · “help”
Uzair is the Arabic name of a figure the Qur'an mentions once, generally identified with the biblical Ezra — the scribe who brought the law back to Jerusalem after the exile.
How old is the name Uzair?
Uzair first appears in US birth records in 1990 — 35 years ago. The typical Uzair is a kid of about 12 — this name's wave is very recent. About 700 people named Uzair are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Uzair most popular?
Uzair peaked in 2021, reaching #3242 nationally. Today it ranks #3314, 72 places below that high. See the whole 2021 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Ezra to Uzair
The story of Uzair
The Qur'an names Uzair in a single verse, and Islamic tradition has generally identified him with Ezra, the priest and scribe of the Hebrew Bible who reads the law aloud to the returned exiles. The name is used across South Asia in particular, where it is written Uzair and Uzayr, and it appears in American records chiefly with families from Pakistan and India.
Meaningscholars disagree
help
Uzair is generally taken as the Arabic rendering of the Hebrew Ezra, built on a root meaning help; the connection is widely accepted though not universally, and some scholars treat Uzair as a distinct name of uncertain derivation.
How the name formed
- Ezra
- Uzair
Related forms: Uzayr · Ezra · Uzair
Pronouncing Uzair
oo-ZAYR
Two syllables with the stress on the second. English speakers often say YOO-zair.
Nicknames for Uzair
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
- 1990
- Most boys named
- 202136 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3242reached in 2021
- Change vs 2024
- +29.6%35 in 2025, from 27
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.
Uzair in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Uzayr in Arabic — spelling variant
- Ezra in Hebrew — related form
- Uzair in Urdu — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, New York, Texas.
Uzairs among us
people named Uzair are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 48,802 born in 2025 was named Uzair
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 Saahil test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Uzair's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Saahil climbed just as high around 2005, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Saahil's path sketches the road Uzair is walking now.
Uzair 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 Uzair is headed
Uzair should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low 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.
Uzair beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Uzair in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled place in a well-documented scriptural tradition.
- Five letters and two syllables, easy to write and to say.
- It begins with U, which is rare enough to keep it distinct on any list.
- English readers try YOO for the opening vowel, which is not the Arabic sound.
- Uzayr and Uzair are both used and relatives may prefer the other.
- The identification with Ezra is traditional rather than certain, so the meaning has a qualification in it.
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Masculine · #3314 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Uzairs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 700 people named Uzair are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Uzair in 2025?
- Uzair ranks #3314 among US boy names in 2025, with 35 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Uzair?
- About 1 in every 48,802 US boys born in 2025 was named Uzair — 35 in all.
- Will my child share the name Uzair with classmates?
- Uzair will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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