How Many People Are Named Esau?
An estimated 2,301 people in the United States have the first name Esau. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Esau peaked in popularity in 2007 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esau 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 Esau paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,301
About 1 in 148,959 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2007
82 births
Total Registered
2,939
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esau
Esau is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,939 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Esau as a male name
Ranked #3,055 in 2024
40 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (82 births)
Esau: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esau span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 644 babies were registered. Esau has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Esau by Decade
How has Esau 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.
Esau by State
Birth registrations for Esau span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, South Carolina. The lowest are in Oregon, Georgia, Florida. On average, about 109 Esaus were registered per state.
Esau + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Esau as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Esau
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Esau: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esau?
We estimate approximately 2,301 people named Esau 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 148,959 Americans share this first name.
Is Esau a common name?
Esau is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,939 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esau most popular?
Esau reached peak popularity in 2007, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esau is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esau a male name?
Esau is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esau Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esau Smith, Esau Johnson, Esau 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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