Meaning of the nameEsdra
- Unisex
- Hebrew origin
- Es-dra
- Biblical name
Esdra is a name of Hebrew origin, linked to the biblical form Esdras, from Ezra, which means 'help'.
Meaning
“help (from Hebrew Ezra, of which Esdras is the Greek and Latin form)”
Source: Behind the Name: Ezra
- People (2022)
- 2,007
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,109
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,211
- people
Esdra in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Esdra, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (386 people).
814 women 1,193 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Esdra is most common
States with the highest share of people named Esdra in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 424 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 185 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 169 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 146 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 117 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 102 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 73 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 73 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 69 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 58 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 55 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 52 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 50 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 50 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 34 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Esdra
Esdra is the spelling without the final -s of Esdras, the biblical form used in Portuguese, which Wiktionary gives as a learned borrowing from Latin Esdras, from Greek Ἔσδρας and from Hebrew עזרא (Ezra). Behind the Name explains Ezra as 'help' in Hebrew. Wiktionary also records Esdra as an Italian male name, from Latin Esdras. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,007 people named Esdra, with a median age of 31. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Esdra · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Esdras · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Esdras · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Ezra · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Esdra
What does the name Esdra mean?
Esdra means “help (from Hebrew Ezra, of which Esdras is the Greek and Latin form)”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Esdra in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,007 people with the first name Esdra, which ranks it number 5,109 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Esdra a boy's or a girl's name?
Esdra is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 814 women and 1,193 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Esdra?
Esdra is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Esdra most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Esdra (146 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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