How Many People Are Named Esa?
An estimated 701 people in the United States have the first name Esa. It is used for both genders, with 85.6% male. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Esa peaked in popularity in 2023 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Esa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
701
About 1 in 488,951 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
85.6% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2023
58 births
Total Registered
709
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esa
Esa is predominantly male (85.6%), though 102 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Esa as a male name
Ranked #2,956 in 2024
42 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (51 births)
Esa as a female name
Ranked #11,376 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (8 births)
Esa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esa span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 304 babies were registered. Esa remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Esa by Decade
How has Esa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Esa by State
Birth registrations for Esa span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland. On average, about 20 Esas were registered per state.
Esa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Esa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Esa
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Esa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esa?
We estimate approximately 701 people named Esa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 488,951 Americans share this first name.
Is Esa a common name?
Esa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 709 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esa most popular?
Esa reached peak popularity in 2023, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esa is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esa a male name?
Esa is predominantly male. 85.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esa Smith, Esa Johnson, Esa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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