Ezrael is a modern American name that blends Ezra with the -el ending of Israel and Azriel; through those sources it is read as "help" or "God is my help". It also recalls Azrael, the angel of death in Islamic and Jewish tradition, so the spelling with Ez- keeps it a step closer to the gentle Ezra. Ezrael has climbed from about number 5100 in 2015 to number 2042 in 2025, its best rank so far.