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The first time I heard the name Ezra, I thought it was a girls name. It's that 'a' on the end. It makes it seem feminine in a society where Joseph is a boy's name and Josepha is girl's name. That is not true of every society though. The name as grown on me and I like Ezra for a boy... So much so that I struggled with a character from "Fairy Tail" being named Erza (just a mere switch of letters). I preferred her title of Titania because Erza made me think Ezra which is permanently registered as a boy's name to me.

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The fact of the matter is that people have borrowed from male names to have girl names for years and years. It seems like we're running out of use-able masculine names because everyone keeps converting girl names. The gender swapping annoys me, a lot, but you're the one naming your child. If it's a girl, Ezra could certainly work. You two just have to go with what feels right.

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Personally, I think your suggestion of Esra as a variation is really cool. It sounds like a nice compromise, especially if you're willing to give up Ezra as a son's name.