How Many People Are Named Esme?
people named Esme are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 31,492 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,930 babies named Esme in Social Security records from 1913 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,053 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of ESMÉ.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Esme (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Esme alive today is about 7 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 10 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Esme first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 2022, to 1,053 babies. In 2025, 1,032 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Esme has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #298, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #298.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #298 |
| Best rank | #298 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #342 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Esme alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Esme were born in California than in any other state: about 1,415 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Esme was given 2.8 times as often in Minnesota, 2.6 times in Maine and 2.6 times in Oregon.
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