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Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: hardly given today

'ezerIn Hebrew: עזר · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: עֵזֶרRomanization: 'ézer

'ezer (Hebrew: עזר) is a boy's name of international origin. 340 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 1950, with 15 babies.

People in Israel
340
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
—
not in the list
Peak year
1950
15 babies
USA
—
not in the SSA list

Writing and saying 'ezer

In Hebrew letters the name is עזר, read right to left. 'ezer is the Latin spelling recorded in Wiktionary; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "'ézer" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).

Meaning and origin

  • a male given name, Ezer

Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.

'ezer by year in Israel

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

'ezer: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about 'ezer

How do you write 'ezer in Hebrew?

'ezer is written עזר in Hebrew (with vowel points: עֵזֶר). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "'ézer".

How many people in Israel are named 'ezer?

340 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name עזר: 0 women and 340 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is 'ezer a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named עזר are men.

What does the name 'ezer mean?

English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Ezer"

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.