How Many People Are Named Esma?
people named Esma are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 634,109 people in the US has this name
Based on 915 babies named Esma in Social Security records from 1890 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
39 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Turkish and Bosnian form of ASMA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Esma in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Esma alive today is about 12 years old, and 94% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 15 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Esma first appears in the records in 1890 and was given most often in 2019, to 39 babies. In 2025, 24 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1890 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Esma has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,030, in 1890. In 2025 it ranked #5,292.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,292 |
| Best rank | #1,030 (1890) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,587 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Esma alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Esma were born in New York than in any other state: about 12 of those alive today.
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